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Shona and Dutch Speaking countries


Dutch and Shona Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
6   
9

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia, Europe, North America, South America   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
France, Germany, Indonesia   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)   

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.
  
  • Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
  • There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language   
German and English Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Shona and Dutch as Minority Language

In Shona and Dutch speaking countries you will get the countries which have Shona and Dutch 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.
  • Dutch as minority language: France, Germany, Indonesia.

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

Shona and Dutch Regulators

Shona and Dutch speaking countries provide you Shona and Dutch regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Shona is not regulated.Dutch is regulated by Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union). Also get to learn, Shona and Dutch Language History.

Shona and Dutch Continents

Thinking about Shona and Dutch continents in which Shona and Dutch speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Shona and Dutch. Most of the Shona speaking countries lie in Africa. While Dutch speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe, North America, South America. 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 Dutch languages:

Shona Interesting Facts:

Dutch Interesting Facts:

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

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