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Shona and Javanese Speaking countries


Javanese and Shona Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Zimbabwe   
Indonesia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   
Indonesia   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • The Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
  • The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.
  

Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language   
Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Shona and Javanese as Minority Language

In Shona and Javanese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Shona and Javanese 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.
  • Javanese as minority language: Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname.

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

Shona and Javanese Regulators

Shona and Javanese speaking countries provide you Shona and Javanese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Shona is not regulated.Javanese is not regulated. Also get to learn, Shona and Javanese Language History.

Shona and Javanese Continents

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

Shona Interesting Facts:

Javanese Interesting Facts:

The Shona language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language whereas Shona language is similar to Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages and derived from Not Available.

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