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Nepali and Shona Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India, Nepal
Zimbabwe
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
21
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Nepal
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
1.4 Second Language
Republic of Brazil
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
People's Republic of China
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Language Academy of Nepal
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1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
  • Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
  • 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
Hindi
Kalanga and Nambya Language
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Nepali vs Shona Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Nepali is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where Shona is official language is 1

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

Nepali and Shona as Minority Language

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

  • Nepali as minority language: People's Republic of China.
  • Shona as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Nepali and Shona Regulators

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

Nepali and Shona Continents

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

Nepali Interesting Facts:

  • Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
  • Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.

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