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Nepali and Somali Speaking countries


Somali and Nepali Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
India, Nepal   
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
3   
12

National Language
Nepal   
Somalia   

Second Language
Republic of Brazil   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Middle East   

Minority Language
People's Republic of China   
Yemen   

Regulated By
Language Academy of Nepal   
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   

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.
  

Similar To
Hindi   
Afar and Oromo Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Arabic Language   

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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:

Somali Interesting Facts:

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.

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