Shona and Konkani Speaking countries

Shona and Konkani as Minority Language

In Shona and Konkani speaking countries you will get the countries which have Shona and Konkani as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

If you want to compare Shona and Konkani dialects, then you can go to Shona vs Konkani Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Shona and Konkani Regulators

Shona and Konkani speaking countries provide you Shona and Konkani regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. regulates Shona language.Konkani is regulated by Govenment of Goa. Also get to learn, Shona and Konkani Language History.

Shona and Konkani Continents

Thinking about Shona and Konkani continents in which Shona and Konkani speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Shona and Konkani. Most of the Shona speaking countries lie in Africa. While Konkani 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 Konkani 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.

Konkani Interesting Facts:

• Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
• Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.

The Shona language was derived from and is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language whereas Shona language is similar to Marathi and derived from Sanskrit Language.