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Malagasy and Somali Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Madagascar
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
13
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Somalia
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Middle East
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Yemen
1.7 Regulated By
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National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  • 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
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Afar and Oromo Language
1.10 Derived From
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Arabic Language

Malagasy vs Somali Countries

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

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

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

Malagasy and Somali as Minority Language

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

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

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

Malagasy and Somali Regulators

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

Malagasy and Somali Continents

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

Malagasy Interesting Facts:

  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.

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 Malagasy language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Malagasy language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.