Shona and Igbo Speaking countries
Countries
Zimbabwe
  
Nigeria
  
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
  
Nigeria
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Equatorial Guinea
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
  
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.
  
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Shona and Igbo as Minority Language
In Shona and Igbo speaking countries you will get the countries which have Shona and Igbo 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.
- Igbo as minority language: Equatorial Guinea.
If you want to compare Shona and Igbo dialects, then you can go to Shona vs Igbo Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Shona and Igbo Regulators
Shona and Igbo speaking countries provide you Shona and Igbo regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Shona is not regulated.Igbo is regulated by Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture. Also get to learn, Shona and Igbo Language History.
Shona and Igbo Continents
Thinking about Shona and Igbo continents in which Shona and Igbo speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Shona and Igbo. Most of the Shona speaking countries lie in Africa. While Igbo 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 Igbo 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.
Igbo Interesting Facts:
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
The Shona language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language whereas Shona language is similar to Not Available and derived from Not Available.