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Nepali and Shona Speaking countries


Shona and Nepali Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
India, Nepal   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Nepal   
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   

Second Language
Republic of Brazil   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
People's Republic of China   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Language Academy of Nepal   
Not Available   

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.
  

Similar To
Hindi   
Kalanga and Nambya Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

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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:

Shona Interesting Facts:

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.

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