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Somali and Chinese Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
35
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Somalia
China, Taiwan
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Republic of Brazil
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Yemen
Indonesia, Malaysia
1.7 Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
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.
  • Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
  • In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
1.9 Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
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1.10 Derived From
Arabic Language
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Somali vs Chinese Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Somali is official language is 3 whereas total number of countries where Chinese is official language is 5

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

Somali and Chinese as Minority Language

In Somali and Chinese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Somali and Chinese 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.
  • Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.

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

Somali and Chinese Regulators

Somali and Chinese speaking countries provide you Somali and Chinese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy regulates Somali language.Chinese is regulated by Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council. Also get to learn, Somali and Chinese Language History.

Somali and Chinese Continents

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

Chinese Interesting Facts:

  • Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
  • In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.

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