Malagasy and Shona Speaking countries

Malagasy and Shona as Minority Language

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

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

Malagasy and Shona Regulators

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

Malagasy and Shona Continents

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

Malagasy Interesting Facts:

• Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
• About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.

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