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Somali and Balochi Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
34
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Somalia
Iran
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
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Yemen
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
1.7 Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Balochi Academy, 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.
  • Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
  • Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
1.9 Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Kurdish and Persian
1.10 Derived From
Arabic Language
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language

Somali vs Balochi Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Somali is official language is 3 whereas total number of countries where Balochi is official language is 4

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

Somali and Balochi as Minority Language

In Somali and Balochi speaking countries you will get the countries which have Somali and Balochi 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.
  • Balochi as minority language: India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates.

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

Somali and Balochi Regulators

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

Somali and Balochi Continents

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

Balochi Interesting Facts:

  • Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
  • Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.

The Somali language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Afar and Oromo Language whereas Somali language is similar to Kurdish and Persian and derived from Ancient Indo-Iranian Language.