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Shona and Cantonese Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Zimbabwe
Hong Kong, Macau
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
12
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
China, Guangdong
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Hawaii
1.7 Regulated By
Not Available
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
1.8 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.
  • Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
  • Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
1.9 Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Chinese Language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Not Available

Shona vs Cantonese Countries

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

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

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

Shona and Cantonese as Minority Language

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

  • Shona as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.

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

Shona and Cantonese Regulators

Shona and Cantonese speaking countries provide you Shona and Cantonese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Shona is not regulated.Cantonese is regulated by Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division. Also get to learn, Shona and Cantonese Language History.

Shona and Cantonese Continents

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

Cantonese Interesting Facts:

  • Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
  • Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.

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