Somali and Shona Speaking countries

Somali vs Shona Countries

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

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

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

Somali and Shona as Minority Language

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

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

Somali and Shona Regulators

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

Somali and Shona Continents

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

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.

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