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How many people speak Somali and Arabic?

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1 How Many People Speak
1.1 How Many People Speak?
13.00 million452.00 million
Abkhaz speaking population
0.13 1200
1.2 Speaking Population
NA4.43 %
Xhosa speaking population
0.11 89
1.3 Native Speakers
8.00 million206.00 million
Abkhaz speaking population
0.13 873
1.3.1 Second Language Speakers
NA246.00 million
Finnish speaking population
0.01 400
1.3.2 Native Name
af Soomaali
(al arabiya) العربية
1.3.3 Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Al-’Arabiyya, Al-Fusha, Literary Arabic
1.3.4 French Name
somali
arabe
1.3.5 German Name
Somali
Arabisch
1.4 Pronunciation
Not Available
/al ʕarabijja/, /ʕarabi/
1.5 Ethnicity
Somalis
Arabs

Somali vs Arabic Speaking Population

Under how many people speak Somali and Arabic, you will get to compare Somali vs Arabic speaking population. How many people speak Somali and Arabic gives you the number of people speaking Somali and Arabic in terms of percentage and millions. Worldwide, the number of people speaking Somali language is 13.00 million and number of people speaking Arabic language is 452.00 million. Find the list of widely spoken languages on Most Spoken Languages. Percentage wise, speaking population of Somali is Not Available and speaking population of Arabic is 4.43 %. For more detailed difference check out Somali vs Arabic.

Somali native speakers vs Arabic native speakers

How many people speak Somali and Arabic languages tells about Somali native speakers vs Arabic native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 8.00 million people speak Somali as native language while 206.00 million people speak Arabic as native language. You can also go to Somali vs Arabic Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Somali and Arabic language. In some regions, Somali and Arabic languages are used as second language. No estimate of people speaking Somali as second language and 246.00 million speakers who use Arabic as second language.

Native Names of Somali and Arabic

Native names are used in the Somali and Arabic Speaking Countries. Both Somali and Arabic languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Somali and Arabic you will get to know the native names of Somali and Arabic languages. The native name of Somali is af Soomaali and native name of Arabic is (al arabiya) العربية. The alternative names of Somali and Arabic languages are as follows:

  • Somali alternative names are: Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
  • Arabic alternative names are: Al-’Arabiyya, Al-Fusha, Literary Arabic

The French name of Somali is somali whereas German name of Somali is Somali. The German name of Arabic is Arabisch whereas French name of Arabic is somali.