Zulu and Shona Speaking countries

Zulu

Shona

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

South Africa

Zimbabwe

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

South Africa

Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe

1.4 Second Language

Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa

1.6 Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.7 Regulated By

Pan South African Language Board

Not Available

1.8 Interesting Facts

The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.

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

Xhosa Language

Kalanga and Nambya Language

1.10 Derived From

Not Available

Zulu vs Shona Countries

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

Zulu Speaking Countries: South Africa.
Shona Speaking Countries: Zimbabwe.

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

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

Zulu and Shona as Minority Language

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

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

Zulu and Shona Regulators

Zulu and Shona speaking countries provide you Zulu and Shona regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Pan South African Language Board regulates Zulu language.Shona is not regulated. Also get to learn, Zulu and Shona Language History.

Zulu and Shona Continents

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

Zulu Interesting Facts:

The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English 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.

The Zulu language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Xhosa Language whereas Zulu language is similar to Kalanga and Nambya Language and derived from Not Available.