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Malayalam and Shona Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Zimbabwe
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
31
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
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1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
  • 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
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Kalanga and Nambya Language
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Malayalam vs Shona Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Malayalam is official language is 3 whereas total number of countries where Shona is official language is 1

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

Malayalam and Shona as Minority Language

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

  • Malayalam as minority language: Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
  • Shona as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Malayalam and Shona Regulators

Malayalam and Shona speaking countries provide you Malayalam and Shona regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala regulates Malayalam language.Shona is not regulated. Also get to learn, Malayalam and Shona Language History.

Malayalam and Shona Continents

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

Malayalam Interesting Facts:

  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.

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 Malayalam language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Tamil and Sanskrit Languages whereas Malayalam language is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language and derived from Not Available.