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Kannada and Shona Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Zimbabwe
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
11
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
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1.3 National Language
Karnataka, India
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
1.4 Second Language
Goa
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
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1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  • 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
Telugu
Kalanga and Nambya Language
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Kannada vs Shona Countries

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

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

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

Kannada and Shona as Minority Language

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

  • Kannada as minority language: Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana.
  • Shona as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Kannada and Shona Regulators

Kannada and Shona speaking countries provide you Kannada and Shona regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Various academies and the Government of Karnataka regulates Kannada language.Shona is not regulated. Also get to learn, Kannada and Shona Language History.

Kannada and Shona Continents

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

Kannada Interesting Facts:

  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.

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 Kannada language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Telugu whereas Kannada language is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language and derived from Not Available.