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Persian and Somali Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
33
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Somalia
1.4 Second Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Middle East
1.6 Minority Language
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Yemen
1.7 Regulated By
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
  • Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic 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
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Afar and Oromo Language
1.10 Derived From
Arabic Language
Arabic Language

Persian vs Somali Countries

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

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

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

Persian and Somali as Minority Language

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

  • Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.
  • Somali as minority language: Yemen.

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

Persian and Somali Regulators

Persian and Somali speaking countries provide you Persian and Somali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan regulates Persian language.Somali is regulated by National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy. Also get to learn, Persian and Somali Language History.

Persian and Somali Continents

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

Persian Interesting Facts:

  • In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
  • Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic 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 Persian language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages whereas Persian language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.