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Malaysian and Somali Speaking countries


Somali and Malaysian Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore   
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
3   
12

National Language
Malaysia   
Somalia   

Second Language
Indonesia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Middle East   

Minority Language
Thailand   
Yemen   

Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka   
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
  • Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
  
  • 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
Indonesian Language   
Afar and Oromo Language   

Derived From
Tamil Language   
Arabic Language   

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Malaysian and Somali as Minority Language

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

  • Malaysian as minority language: Thailand.
  • Somali as minority language: Yemen.

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

Malaysian and Somali Regulators

Malaysian and Somali speaking countries provide you Malaysian and Somali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka regulates Malaysian language.Somali is regulated by National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy. Also get to learn, Malaysian and Somali Language History.

Malaysian and Somali Continents

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

Malaysian Interesting Facts:

Somali Interesting Facts:

The Malaysian language was derived from Tamil Language and is similar to Indonesian Language whereas Malaysian language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.

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