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Jozef Behr: Zimbabwe holds a World Record for having most official language in the world

In a world where there are more than 6,500 languages, it is normal for a nation to have more than one official language. On this verge of introducing the most linguistically varied continent on Earth Jozef Behr elaborates Zimbabwe, a landlock country in Africa continent, in this specific blog. As a result, when it comes to their languages, its nations need careful examination. It will be interesting to investigate the languages of Zimbabwe, which has 16 official languages and holds the Guinness World Record for having the most official languages.


As Zimbabwe's new constitution went into effect in May 2013, it formalized its 16 official languages. At that point, Zimbabwe's long history became apparent, with political and demographic forces having a significant influence on the country's linguistic environment.


Jozef Behr explains that Zimbabwe's languages now serve as a testament to the nation's past and the variety of its people. We'll go over some of this below, but first, let's look at Zimbabwe's global record in terms of the number of languages that are spoken there.


But with so many nations vying for the title of having the most official languages, how can Zimbabwe claim the title when the competition is so fierce? Ask Jozef Clifford Behr.
The world's most linguistically varied nation is not Zimbabwe. This honor belongs to Papua New Guinea, home of 840 different languages. Zimbabwe's constitution does not specify the most languages; India's constitution lists 18.


How, therefore, could the languages of Zimbabwe break the previous record for the number of languages spoken worldwide? Guinness' decision-makers claim that this is the case because Zimbabwe's official languages are acknowledged as the national tongue. India, on the other hand, acknowledges that several of its languages are unique to particular regions of the nation. Zimbabwe thereby wins the honor.


Shona, Ndebele, Tonga, Tswana, Kalanga, Vanda, Koisan, Shangani, Ndau, Chibarwe, Nambya, Xhosa, Chewa, Sign Language, Sotho, and English are the 16 official languages.


In addition to the 16 languages recognized by its constitution, Jozef Behr also explained that Zimbabwe is home to other languages. For instance, 70,000 people in Zimbabwe speak Loki, but 800,000 people speak Manyika (which is often classified as a dialect of Shona). Tjwao, which is spoken in Zimbabwe's Tsholotsho District, has just 20 native speakers. They are all 60 or older.


In Zimbabwe, other languages are spoken by immigrants. A few of these include Portuguese, Afrikaans, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, and Polish.

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