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Somali and Shona Speaking countries


Shona and Somali Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia  
Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Somalia  
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East  
Africa  

Minority Language
Yemen  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy  
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Interesting Facts
  • Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
  • One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language  
Kalanga and Nambya Language  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
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Somali and Shona as Minority Language

In Somali and Shona speaking countries you will get the countries which have Somali and Shona as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Somali as minority language: Yemen.
  • Shona as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Somali and Shona Regulators

Somali and Shona speaking countries provide you Somali and Shona regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy regulates Somali language.Shona is regulated by . Also get to learn, Somali and Shona Language History.

Somali and Shona Continents

Thinking about Somali and Shona continents in which Somali and Shona speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Somali and Shona. Most of the Somali speaking countries lie in Africa, Middle East. 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 Somali and Shona languages:

Somali Interesting Facts:

Shona Interesting Facts:

The Somali language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Afar and Oromo Language whereas Somali language is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language and derived from .

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