Sinhalese and Shona Speaking countries

Sinhalese and Shona as Minority Language

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

Sinhalese and Shona Regulators

Sinhalese and Shona speaking countries provide you Sinhalese and Shona regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල) regulates Sinhalese language.Shona is not regulated. Also get to learn, Sinhalese and Shona Language History.

Sinhalese and Shona Continents

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

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.

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.

The Sinhalese language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Maldivian Language whereas Sinhalese language is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language and derived from Not Available.