Shona and Portuguese Speaking countries

Shona

Portuguese

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Zimbabwe

Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

110

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1.3 National Language

Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe

Portugal

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

United States of America

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America

1.6 Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America

1.7 Regulated By

Not Available

Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras

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.

Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.

1.9 Similar To

Kalanga and Nambya Language

Spanish and Galician Languages

1.10 Derived From

Not Available

Latin

Shona vs Portuguese Countries

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

Shona Speaking Countries: Zimbabwe.
Portuguese Speaking Countries: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe.

So we find that, total number of countries where Shona is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is 10

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

Shona and Portuguese as Minority Language

In Shona and Portuguese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Shona and Portuguese 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.
Portuguese as minority language: Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America.

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

Shona and Portuguese Regulators

Shona and Portuguese speaking countries provide you Shona and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Shona is not regulated.Portuguese is regulated by Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras. Also get to learn, Shona and Portuguese Language History.

Shona and Portuguese Continents

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

Portuguese Interesting Facts:

Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.

The Shona language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language whereas Shona language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.