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Hausa and Somali Speaking countries


Somali and Hausa Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Nigeria   
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
Gambia, Nigeria   
Somalia   

Second Language
Nigeria   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa, Middle East   

Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo   
Yemen   

Regulated By
Not Available   
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   

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.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Afar and Oromo Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Arabic Language   

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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:

Somali Interesting Facts:

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.

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