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Somali and Cantonese Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Hong Kong, Macau
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
32
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Somalia
China, Guangdong
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
Hawaii
1.7 Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
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.
  • Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
  • Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
1.9 Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Chinese Language
1.10 Derived From
Arabic Language
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Somali vs Cantonese Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Somali is official language is 3 whereas total number of countries where Cantonese is official language is 2

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

Somali and Cantonese as Minority Language

In Somali and Cantonese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Somali and Cantonese 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.
  • Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.

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

Somali and Cantonese Regulators

Somali and Cantonese speaking countries provide you Somali and Cantonese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy regulates Somali language.Cantonese is regulated by Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division. Also get to learn, Somali and Cantonese Language History.

Somali and Cantonese Continents

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

Cantonese Interesting Facts:

  • Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
  • Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.

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