Arabic and Somali Speaking countries

Arabic

Somali

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1.1 Countries

Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

233

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1.3 National Language

Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

Somalia

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa, Asia

Africa, Middle East

1.6 Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

Yemen

1.7 Regulated By

Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council

National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy

1.8 Interesting Facts

Arabic is 5th common language in world.
Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.

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.

1.9 Similar To

Amharic and Hebrew

Afar and Oromo Language

1.10 Derived From

Not Available

Arabic Language

Arabic vs Somali Countries

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

Arabic Speaking Countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
Somali Speaking Countries: Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia.

So we find that, total number of countries where Arabic is official language is 23 whereas total number of countries where Somali is official language is 3

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

Arabic and Somali as Minority Language

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

Arabic as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
Somali as minority language: Yemen.

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

Arabic and Somali Regulators

Arabic and Somali speaking countries provide you Arabic and Somali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council regulates Arabic language.Somali is regulated by National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy. Also get to learn, Arabic and Somali Language History.

Arabic and Somali Continents

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

Arabic Interesting Facts:

Arabic is 5th common language in world.
Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.

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.

The Arabic language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Amharic and Hebrew whereas Arabic language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.