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Konkani and Somali Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
13
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
India
Somalia
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Middle East
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Yemen
1.7 Regulated By
Govenment of Goa
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  • 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.
1.9 Similar To
Marathi
Afar and Oromo Language
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Arabic Language

Konkani vs Somali Countries

Comparing Konkani vs Somali countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Konkani and Somali languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Konkani is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Somali is official language is 3

Find if Konkani and Somali are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Konkani and Somali speaking countries will give you the presence of Konkani and Somali languages in different countries. Along with Konkani vs Somali countries, you can also compare Konkani vs Somali.

Konkani and Somali as Minority Language

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

  • Konkani as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Somali as minority language: Yemen.

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

Konkani and Somali Regulators

Konkani and Somali speaking countries provide you Konkani and Somali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Govenment of Goa regulates Konkani language.Somali is regulated by National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy. Also get to learn, Konkani and Somali Language History.

Konkani and Somali Continents

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

Konkani Interesting Facts:

  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.

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 Konkani language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Marathi whereas Konkani language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.