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Nepali and Somali Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India, Nepal
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
23
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Nepal
Somalia
1.4 Second Language
Republic of Brazil
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Middle East
1.6 Minority Language
People's Republic of China
Yemen
1.7 Regulated By
Language Academy of Nepal
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
  • Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese 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.
1.9 Similar To
Hindi
Afar and Oromo Language
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Arabic Language

Nepali vs Somali Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Nepali is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where Somali is official language is 3

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

Nepali and Somali as Minority Language

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

  • Nepali as minority language: People's Republic of China.
  • Somali as minority language: Yemen.

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

Nepali and Somali Regulators

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

Nepali and Somali Continents

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

Nepali Interesting Facts:

  • Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
  • Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese 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 Nepali language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Hindi whereas Nepali language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.