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Somali and Amharic Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
31
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Somalia
Ethiopia
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Yemen
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Not Available
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.
  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
1.9 Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
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1.10 Derived From
Arabic Language
Not Available

Somali vs Amharic Countries

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

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

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

Somali and Amharic as Minority Language

In Somali and Amharic speaking countries you will get the countries which have Somali and Amharic 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.
  • Amharic as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Somali and Amharic Regulators

Somali and Amharic speaking countries provide you Somali and Amharic regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy regulates Somali language.Amharic is not regulated. Also get to learn, Somali and Amharic Language History.

Somali and Amharic Continents

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

Amharic Interesting Facts:

  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.

The Somali language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Afar and Oromo Language whereas Somali language is similar to Not Available and derived from Not Available.