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Hausa and Somali Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Nigeria
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
13
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Gambia, Nigeria
Somalia
1.4 Second Language
Nigeria
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Middle East
1.6 Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
Yemen
1.7 Regulated By
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National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  • 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
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Afar and Oromo Language
1.10 Derived From
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Arabic Language

Hausa vs Somali Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Hausa is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Somali is official language is 3

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

Hausa and Somali as Minority Language

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

  • Hausa as minority language: Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo.
  • Somali as minority language: Yemen.

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

Hausa and Somali Regulators

Hausa and Somali speaking countries provide you Hausa and Somali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Hausa is not regulated.Somali is regulated by National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy. Also get to learn, Hausa and Somali Language History.

Hausa and Somali Continents

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

Hausa Interesting Facts:

  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.

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