Russian and Somali Speaking countries
Countries
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Russia
Somalia
Second Language
Afganistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Yemen
Regulated By
Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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.
Similar To
Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Proto-Slavic Vocabulary
Arabic Language
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.