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Konkani and Somali Speaking countries


Somali and Konkani Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
India   
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
India   
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
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Yemen   

Regulated By
Govenment of Goa   
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   

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.
  

Similar To
Marathi   
Afar and Oromo Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Arabic Language   

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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:

Somali Interesting Facts:

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.

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