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Javanese and Somali Speaking countries


Somali and Javanese Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Indonesia   
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
Indonesia   
Somalia   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Middle East   

Minority Language
Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname   
Yemen   

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

Interesting Facts
  • The Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
  • The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.
  
  • 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
Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages   
Afar and Oromo Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Arabic Language   

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Javanese and Somali as Minority Language

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

  • Javanese as minority language: Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname.
  • Somali as minority language: Yemen.

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

Javanese and Somali Regulators

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

Javanese and Somali Continents

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

Javanese Interesting Facts:

Somali Interesting Facts:

The Javanese language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages whereas Javanese language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.

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