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Shona and Tamil Speaking countries

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Countries

Countries

Zimbabwe
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Total No. Of Countries

16
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National Language

Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

Speaking Continents

Africa
Asia

Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Regulated By

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Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University

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.
  • Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
  • The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.

Similar To

Kalanga and Nambya Language
Malayalam

Derived From

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Shona vs Tamil Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Shona is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Tamil is official language is 6

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

Shona and Tamil as Minority Language

In Shona and Tamil speaking countries you will get the countries which have Shona and Tamil 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.
  • Tamil as minority language: Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles.

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

Shona and Tamil Regulators

Shona and Tamil speaking countries provide you Shona and Tamil regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. regulates Shona language.Tamil is regulated by Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University. Also get to learn, Shona and Tamil Language History.

Shona and Tamil Continents

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

Tamil Interesting Facts:

  • Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
  • The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
    • The Shona language was derived from and is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language whereas Shona language is similar to Malayalam and derived from .