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Somali and Afrikaans Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
South Africa
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
31
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Somalia
South Africa
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Namibia, South Africa
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Yemen
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
1.7 Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
1.8 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.
  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
1.9 Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Dutch Language
1.10 Derived From
Arabic Language
Dutch Language

Somali vs Afrikaans Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Somali is official language is 3 whereas total number of countries where Afrikaans is official language is 1

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

Somali and Afrikaans as Minority Language

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

  • Somali as minority language: Yemen.
  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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

Somali and Afrikaans Regulators

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

Somali and Afrikaans Continents

Thinking about Somali and Afrikaans continents in which Somali and Afrikaans speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Somali and Afrikaans. Most of the Somali speaking countries lie in Africa, Middle East. While Afrikaans speaking countries lie in Africa. 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 Somali and Afrikaans languages:

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.

Afrikaans Interesting Facts:

  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.

The Somali language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Afar and Oromo Language whereas Somali language is similar to Dutch Language and derived from Dutch Language.