Shona and Afrikaans Speaking countries

Shona and Afrikaans as Minority Language

In Shona and Afrikaans speaking countries you will get the countries which have Shona and Afrikaans 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 Shona and Afrikaans dialects, then you can go to Shona vs Afrikaans Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Shona and Afrikaans Regulators

Shona and Afrikaans speaking countries provide you Shona and Afrikaans regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Shona is not regulated.Afrikaans is regulated by Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee. Also get to learn, Shona and Afrikaans Language History.

Shona and Afrikaans Continents

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

Afrikaans Interesting Facts:

• Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
• Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.

The Shona language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language whereas Shona language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.