Dutch and Somali Speaking countries
Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
  
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
  
National Language
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
  
Somalia
  
Second Language
South Africa
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
  
Africa, Middle East
  
Minority Language
France, Germany, Indonesia
  
Yemen
  
Regulated By
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
  
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
  
Interesting Facts
- Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
- There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
  
- 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.
  
Similar To
German and English Languages
  
Afar and Oromo Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Arabic Language
  
Dutch and Somali as Minority Language
In Dutch and Somali speaking countries you will get the countries which have Dutch and Somali as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Dutch as minority language: France, Germany, Indonesia.
- Somali as minority language: Yemen.
If you want to compare Dutch and Somali dialects, then you can go to Dutch vs Somali Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Dutch and Somali Regulators
Dutch and Somali speaking countries provide you Dutch and Somali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union) regulates Dutch language.Somali is regulated by National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy. Also get to learn, Dutch and Somali Language History.
Dutch and Somali Continents
Thinking about Dutch and Somali continents in which Dutch and Somali speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Dutch and Somali. Most of the Dutch speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe, North America, South America. 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 Dutch and Somali languages:
Dutch Interesting Facts:
- Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
- There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
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 Dutch language was derived from Not Available and is similar to German and English Languages whereas Dutch language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.