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Somali and Chewa Speaking countries


Chewa and Somali Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
Malawi, Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
2   
13

National Language
Somalia   
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East   
Africa   

Minority Language
Yemen   
Zambia   

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
  • Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Zulu language   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

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Somali and Chewa as Minority Language

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

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

Somali and Chewa Regulators

Somali and Chewa speaking countries provide you Somali and Chewa regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy regulates Somali language.Chewa is not regulated. Also get to learn, Somali and Chewa Language History.

Somali and Chewa Continents

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

Somali Interesting Facts:

Chewa Interesting Facts:

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

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