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Somali and Bengali Speaking countries


Bengali and Somali Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
4   
11

National Language
Somalia   
Bangladesh, India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
India   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East   
Asia   

Minority Language
Yemen   
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi   

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.
  
  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Assamese and Oriya   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Sanskrit Language   

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Somali and Bengali as Minority Language

In Somali and Bengali speaking countries you will get the countries which have Somali and Bengali 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.
  • Bengali as minority language: Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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

Somali and Bengali Regulators

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

Somali and Bengali Continents

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

Somali Interesting Facts:

Bengali Interesting Facts:

The Somali language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Afar and Oromo Language whereas Somali language is similar to Assamese and Oriya and derived from Sanskrit Language.

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