Russian and Somali Speaking countries

Russian

Somali

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan

Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

0 46

1.3 National Language

Russia

Somalia

1.4 Second Language

Afganistan

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Asia, Europe

Africa, Middle East

1.6 Minority Language

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Yemen

1.7 Regulated By

Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences

National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy

1.8 Interesting Facts

In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.

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

Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages

Afar and Oromo Language

1.10 Derived From

Proto-Slavic Vocabulary

Arabic Language

Russian vs Somali Countries

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

Russian Speaking Countries: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan.
Somali Speaking Countries: Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia.

So we find that, total number of countries where Russian is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Somali is official language is 3

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

Russian and Somali as Minority Language

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

Russian as minority language: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
Somali as minority language: Yemen.

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

Russian and Somali Regulators

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

Russian and Somali Continents

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

Russian Interesting Facts:

In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.

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 Russian language was derived from Proto-Slavic Vocabulary and is similar to Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages whereas Russian language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.