Language Stats: compare key data on Namibia & Zimbabwe

Languages: A rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
Linguistic diversity index: LDI.
Major language(s): Country major languages.

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STAT	Namibia	Zimbabwe
English status	Not understood or spoken by everyone. Official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1535-1989.	Spoken by most Europeans and an increasing number of <a href=/encyclopedia/Africa>Africans</a>. Used in all or most <a href=/cat/Education>education</a>. Official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. <a href=/graph-T/med_new>Newspapers</a>. Bible 1535-1989.
Languages	English 7% (official), Afrikaans common language of most of the population and about 60% of the white population, German 32%, indigenous languages 1% (includes Oshivambo, Herero, Nama)	English (official), Shona, Sindebele (the language of the Ndebele, sometimes called Ndebele), numerous but minor tribal dialects
Linguistic diversity index	0.808 Ranked 28th. 54% more than Zimbabwe	0.526 Ranked 81st.
Major language(s)	English (official), Afrikaans, German, Oshivambo, Herero, Nama	English (official), Shona, Sindebele

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