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Igbo and Somali Speaking countries


Somali and Igbo Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Nigeria   
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
Nigeria   
Somalia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa, Middle East   

Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea   
Yemen   

Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture   
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   

Interesting Facts
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  
  • 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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Igbo and Somali as Minority Language

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

  • Igbo as minority language: Equatorial Guinea.
  • Somali as minority language: Yemen.

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

Igbo and Somali Regulators

Igbo and Somali speaking countries provide you Igbo and Somali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture regulates Igbo language.Somali is regulated by National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy. Also get to learn, Igbo and Somali Language History.

Igbo and Somali Continents

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

Igbo Interesting Facts:

Somali Interesting Facts:

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

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