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African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
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Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Not spoken in any of the countries
Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
    Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
    Arabic Language
     
    Zimbabwe
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    Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
    Not spoken in any of the countries
    Africa
    Not spoken in any of the countries
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    • 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.
    Kalanga and Nambya 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.

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

    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: .
    • Shona as minority language: .

    If you want to compare Swahili and Shona dialects, then you can go to Swahili vs Shona. 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. regulates Swahili language.Shona is regulated by . Also get to learn, Swahili vs Shona.

    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 . While Shona speaking countries lie in . 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:

    Shona Interesting Facts:

    The Swahili language was derived from and is similar to whereas Swahili language is similar to and derived from .