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Norwegian and Somali Speaking countries


Somali and Norwegian Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Norway   
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
Norway   
Somalia   

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

Speaking Continents
Europe, South America   
Africa, Middle East   

Minority Language
Nynorsk   
Yemen   

Regulated By
Norwegian Language Council   
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   

Interesting Facts
  • Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
  • Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
  
  • 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
Swedish and Danish Languages   
Afar and Oromo Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Arabic Language   

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Norwegian and Somali as Minority Language

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

  • Norwegian as minority language: Nynorsk.
  • Somali as minority language: Yemen.

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

Norwegian and Somali Regulators

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

Norwegian and Somali Continents

Thinking about Norwegian and Somali continents in which Norwegian and Somali speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Norwegian and Somali. Most of the Norwegian speaking countries lie in Europe, South America. 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 Norwegian and Somali languages:

Norwegian Interesting Facts:

Somali Interesting Facts:

The Norwegian language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Swedish and Danish Languages whereas Norwegian language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.

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