Shona and Maori Speaking countries

Shona vs Maori Countries

Comparing Shona vs Maori countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Shona and Maori languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Shona is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Maori is official language is 1

Find if Shona and Maori are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Shona and Maori speaking countries will give you the presence of Shona and Maori languages in different countries. Along with Shona vs Maori countries, you can also compare Shona vs Maori.

Shona and Maori as Minority Language

In Shona and Maori speaking countries you will get the countries which have Shona and Maori 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 Maori dialects, then you can go to Shona vs Maori Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Shona and Maori Regulators

Shona and Maori speaking countries provide you Shona and Maori regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Shona is not regulated.Maori is regulated by Māori Language Commission. Also get to learn, Shona and Maori Language History.

Shona and Maori Continents

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

Maori Interesting Facts:

• "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
• The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.

The Shona language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language whereas Shona language is similar to Tahitian Language and derived from Not Available.