Shona and Indonesian Speaking countries
Countries
Zimbabwe
Indonesia
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Indonesia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
East Timor, Indonesia
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Regulated By
Not Available
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
Interesting Facts
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Malay language
Derived From
Not Available
Malay and Dutch Languages
Shona and Indonesian as Minority Language
In Shona and Indonesian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Shona and Indonesian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Shona as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
- Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.
If you want to compare Shona and Indonesian dialects, then you can go to Shona vs Indonesian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Shona and Indonesian Regulators
Shona and Indonesian speaking countries provide you Shona and Indonesian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Shona is not regulated.Indonesian is regulated by Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa. Also get to learn, Shona and Indonesian Language History.
Shona and Indonesian Continents
Thinking about Shona and Indonesian continents in which Shona and Indonesian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Shona and Indonesian. Most of the Shona speaking countries lie in Africa. While Indonesian speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Shona and Indonesian languages:
Shona Interesting Facts:
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
Indonesian Interesting Facts:
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
The Shona language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language whereas Shona language is similar to Malay language and derived from Malay and Dutch Languages.