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Sinhalese and Shona Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
11
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Sri Lanka
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
1.4 Second Language
Sri Lanka
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
Not Available
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
  • Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
  • 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.
1.9 Similar To
Maldivian Language
Kalanga and Nambya Language
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available

Sinhalese vs Shona Countries

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

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

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

Sinhalese and Shona as Minority Language

In Sinhalese and Shona speaking countries you will get the countries which have Sinhalese and Shona as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Sinhalese as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Shona as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Sinhalese and Shona Regulators

Sinhalese and Shona speaking countries provide you Sinhalese and Shona regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල) regulates Sinhalese language.Shona is not regulated. Also get to learn, Sinhalese and Shona Language History.

Sinhalese and Shona Continents

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

Sinhalese Interesting Facts:

  • In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
  • Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.

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.

The Sinhalese language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Maldivian Language whereas Sinhalese language is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language and derived from Not Available.