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Urdu and Shona Speaking countries


Shona and Urdu Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Pakistan  
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania  
Africa  

Minority Language
India  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan  
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Interesting Facts
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  
  • 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
Arabic and Hindi Languages  
Kalanga and Nambya Language  

Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language  
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Urdu and Shona as Minority Language

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

  • Urdu as minority language: India.
  • Shona as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Urdu and Shona Regulators

Urdu and Shona speaking countries provide you Urdu and Shona regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan regulates Urdu language.Shona is regulated by . Also get to learn, Urdu and Shona Language History.

Urdu and Shona Continents

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

Urdu Interesting Facts:

Shona Interesting Facts:

The Urdu language was derived from Ghaznavid Persian Language and is similar to Arabic and Hindi Languages whereas Urdu language is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language and derived from .

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