Somali and Arabic Speaking countries

Somali

Arabic

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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia

Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

323

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1.3 National Language

Somalia

Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen

1.4 Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.5 Speaking Continents

Africa, Middle East

Africa, Asia

1.6 Minority Language

Yemen

Not spoken in any of the countries

1.7 Regulated By

National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy

Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council

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.

Arabic is 5th common language in world.
Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.

1.9 Similar To

Afar and Oromo Language

Amharic and Hebrew

1.10 Derived From

Arabic Language

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Somali vs Arabic Countries

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

Somali Speaking Countries: Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia.
Arabic Speaking Countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.

So we find that, total number of countries where Somali is official language is 3 whereas total number of countries where Arabic is official language is 23

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

Somali and Arabic as Minority Language

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

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

Somali and Arabic Regulators

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

Somali and Arabic Continents

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

Arabic Interesting Facts:

Arabic is 5th common language in world.
Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.

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