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Bengali and Somali Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
43
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Bangladesh, India
Somalia
1.4 Second Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Middle East
1.6 Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
Yemen
1.7 Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  • 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
Assamese and Oriya
Afar and Oromo Language
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Arabic Language

Bengali vs Somali Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Bengali is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Somali is official language is 3

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

Bengali and Somali as Minority Language

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

  • Bengali as minority language: Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America.
  • Somali as minority language: Yemen.

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

Bengali and Somali Regulators

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

Bengali and Somali Continents

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

Bengali Interesting Facts:

  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.

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 Bengali language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Assamese and Oriya whereas Bengali language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.