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Javanese and Shona Speaking countries


Shona and Javanese Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Indonesia   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Indonesia   
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • The Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
  • The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.
  
  • 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
Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages   
Kalanga and Nambya Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Javanese and Shona as Minority Language

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

  • Javanese as minority language: Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname.
  • Shona as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Javanese and Shona Regulators

Javanese and Shona speaking countries provide you Javanese and Shona regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Javanese is not regulated.Shona is not regulated. Also get to learn, Javanese and Shona Language History.

Javanese and Shona Continents

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

Javanese Interesting Facts:

Shona Interesting Facts:

The Javanese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages whereas Javanese language is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language and derived from Not Available.

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