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Kannada and Shona Speaking countries


Shona and Kannada Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Karnataka, India  
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe  

Second Language
Goa  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  
Not Available  

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.
  

Similar To
Telugu  
Kalanga and Nambya Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Not Available  

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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:

Shona Interesting Facts:

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.

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