Swahili

Shona

Swahili and Shona Speaking countries

Swahili

Shona

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya

Zimbabwe

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

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1.3 National Language

Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania

Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa

1.6 Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.7 Regulated By

Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)

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1.8 Interesting Facts

Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

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.

1.9 Similar To

Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages

Kalanga and Nambya Language

1.10 Derived From

Arabic Language

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Swahili vs Shona Countries

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

Swahili Speaking Countries: African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya.
Shona Speaking Countries: Zimbabwe.

So we find that, total number of countries where Swahili is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Shona is official language is 1

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

Swahili and Shona as Minority Language

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

Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
Shona as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Swahili and Shona Regulators

Swahili and Shona speaking countries provide you Swahili and Shona regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya) regulates Swahili language.Shona is not regulated. Also get to learn, Swahili and Shona Language History.

Swahili and Shona Continents

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

Swahili Interesting Facts:

Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

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 Swahili language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages whereas Swahili language is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language and derived from Not Available.