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Shona and Somali Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Zimbabwe
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
13
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Somalia
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Middle East
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Yemen
1.7 Regulated By
Not Available
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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.
  • Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
  • One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
1.9 Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Afar and Oromo Language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language

Shona vs Somali Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Shona is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Somali is official language is 3

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

Shona and Somali as Minority Language

In Shona and Somali speaking countries you will get the countries which have Shona and Somali 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.
  • Somali as minority language: Yemen.

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

Shona and Somali Regulators

Shona and Somali speaking countries provide you Shona and Somali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Shona is not regulated.Somali is regulated by National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy. Also get to learn, Shona and Somali Language History.

Shona and Somali Continents

Thinking about Shona and Somali continents in which Shona and Somali speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Shona and Somali. Most of the Shona speaking countries lie in Africa. While Somali speaking countries lie in Africa, Middle East. 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 Somali 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.

Somali Interesting Facts:

  • Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
  • One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.

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