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Indonesian and Somali Speaking countries


Somali and Indonesian Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Indonesia   
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
Indonesia   
Somalia   

Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Middle East   

Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands   
Yemen   

Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa   
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   

Interesting Facts
  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  
  • 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
Malay language   
Afar and Oromo Language   

Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages   
Arabic Language   

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Indonesian and Somali as Minority Language

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

  • Indonesian as minority language: Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands.
  • Somali as minority language: Yemen.

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

Indonesian and Somali Regulators

Indonesian and Somali speaking countries provide you Indonesian and Somali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa regulates Indonesian language.Somali is regulated by National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy. Also get to learn, Indonesian and Somali Language History.

Indonesian and Somali Continents

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

Indonesian Interesting Facts:

Somali Interesting Facts:

The Indonesian language was derived from Malay and Dutch Languages and is similar to Malay language whereas Indonesian language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.

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