Marathi and Shona Speaking countries

Marathi

Shona

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra

Zimbabwe

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

India

Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe

1.4 Second Language

Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia

Africa

1.6 Minority Language

Israel, Mauritius

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.7 Regulated By

Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad

Not Available

1.8 Interesting Facts

Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.

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

Konkani Language

Kalanga and Nambya Language

1.10 Derived From

Sanskrit Language

Not Available

Marathi vs Shona Countries

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

Marathi Speaking Countries: Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra.
Shona Speaking Countries: Zimbabwe.

So we find that, total number of countries where Marathi is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Shona is official language is 1

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

Marathi and Shona as Minority Language

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

Marathi as minority language: Israel, Mauritius.
Shona as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Marathi and Shona Regulators

Marathi and Shona speaking countries provide you Marathi and Shona regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad regulates Marathi language.Shona is not regulated. Also get to learn, Marathi and Shona Language History.

Marathi and Shona Continents

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

Marathi Interesting Facts:

Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.

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