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Sinhalese and Somali Speaking countries


Somali and Sinhalese Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Sri Lanka   
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
Sri Lanka   
Somalia   

Second Language
Sri Lanka   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Middle East   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Yemen   

Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)   
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   

Interesting Facts
  • In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
  • Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
  
  • 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
Maldivian Language   
Afar and Oromo Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Arabic Language   

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Sinhalese and Somali as Minority Language

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

  • Sinhalese as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Somali as minority language: Yemen.

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

Sinhalese and Somali Regulators

Sinhalese and Somali speaking countries provide you Sinhalese and Somali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල) regulates Sinhalese language.Somali is regulated by National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy. Also get to learn, Sinhalese and Somali Language History.

Sinhalese and Somali Continents

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

Sinhalese Interesting Facts:

Somali Interesting Facts:

The Sinhalese language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Maldivian Language whereas Sinhalese language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.

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