Shona and Sinhalese Speaking countries
Countries
Zimbabwe
Sri Lanka
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Sri Lanka
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Sri Lanka
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
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 Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
- Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Maldivian Language
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Shona and Sinhalese as Minority Language
In Shona and Sinhalese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Shona and Sinhalese 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.
- Sinhalese as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Shona and Sinhalese dialects, then you can go to Shona vs Sinhalese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Shona and Sinhalese Regulators
Shona and Sinhalese speaking countries provide you Shona and Sinhalese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Shona is not regulated.Sinhalese is regulated by Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල). Also get to learn, Shona and Sinhalese Language History.
Shona and Sinhalese Continents
Thinking about Shona and Sinhalese continents in which Shona and Sinhalese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Shona and Sinhalese. Most of the Shona speaking countries lie in Africa. While Sinhalese 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 Sinhalese 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.
Sinhalese Interesting Facts:
- In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
- Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
The Shona language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language whereas Shona language is similar to Maldivian Language and derived from Sanskrit Language.