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Somali and Amharic Speaking countries


Amharic and Somali Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Somalia   
Ethiopia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East   
Africa   

Minority Language
Yemen   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   
Not Available   

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.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

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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:

Amharic Interesting Facts:

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.

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