Chinese and Shona Speaking countries

Chinese

Shona

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan

Zimbabwe

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

China, Taiwan

Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe

1.4 Second Language

Republic of Brazil

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

Africa

1.6 Minority Language

Indonesia, Malaysia

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.7 Regulated By

Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council

Not Available

1.8 Interesting Facts

Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.

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

Not Available

Kalanga and Nambya Language

1.10 Derived From

Not Available

Chinese vs Shona Countries

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

Chinese Speaking Countries: China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan.
Shona Speaking Countries: Zimbabwe.

So we find that, total number of countries where Chinese is official language is 5 whereas total number of countries where Shona is official language is 1

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

Chinese and Shona as Minority Language

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

Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.
Shona as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Chinese and Shona Regulators

Chinese and Shona speaking countries provide you Chinese and Shona regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council regulates Chinese language.Shona is not regulated. Also get to learn, Chinese and Shona Language History.

Chinese and Shona Continents

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

Chinese Interesting Facts:

Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.

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 Chinese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Chinese language is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language and derived from Not Available.