Kirundi and Somali Speaking countries
Countries
Burma
  
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
  
National Language
Burundi, Gambia
  
Somalia
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia
  
Africa, Middle East
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Yemen
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
  
Interesting Facts
- Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
- Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
  
- 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
Kinyarwanda Language
  
Afar and Oromo Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Arabic Language
  
Kirundi and Somali as Minority Language
In Kirundi and Somali speaking countries you will get the countries which have Kirundi and Somali as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Kirundi as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
- Somali as minority language: Yemen.
If you want to compare Kirundi and Somali dialects, then you can go to Kirundi vs Somali Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Kirundi and Somali Regulators
Kirundi and Somali speaking countries provide you Kirundi and Somali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Kirundi is not regulated.Somali is regulated by National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy. Also get to learn, Kirundi and Somali Language History.
Kirundi and Somali Continents
Thinking about Kirundi and Somali continents in which Kirundi and Somali speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Kirundi and Somali. Most of the Kirundi speaking countries lie in Africa, 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 Kirundi and Somali languages:
Kirundi Interesting Facts:
- Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
- Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
Somali Interesting Facts:
- 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.
The Kirundi language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Kinyarwanda Language whereas Kirundi language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.