Shona and Persian Speaking countries
Countries
Zimbabwe
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Not Available
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
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.
- In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
- Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
Shona and Persian as Minority Language
In Shona and Persian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Shona and Persian 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.
- Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.
If you want to compare Shona and Persian dialects, then you can go to Shona vs Persian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Shona and Persian Regulators
Shona and Persian speaking countries provide you Shona and Persian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Shona is not regulated.Persian is regulated by Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan. Also get to learn, Shona and Persian Language History.
Shona and Persian Continents
Thinking about Shona and Persian continents in which Shona and Persian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Shona and Persian. Most of the Shona speaking countries lie in Africa. While Persian 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 Persian 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.
Persian Interesting Facts:
- In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
- Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
The Shona language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language whereas Shona language is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.