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Somali and Balochi Speaking countries


Balochi and Somali Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
4   
11

National Language
Somalia   
Iran   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East   
Asia   

Minority Language
Yemen   
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates   

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee   

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.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Kurdish and Persian   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language   

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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:

Balochi Interesting Facts:

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.

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