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Somali and Filipino Speaking countries


Filipino and Somali Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Somalia   
Philippines   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Philippines   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East   
Asia   

Minority Language
Yemen   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino   

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.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Tagalog Language   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Spanish Language   

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Somali and Filipino as Minority Language

In Somali and Filipino speaking countries you will get the countries which have Somali and Filipino 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.
  • Filipino as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Somali and Filipino Regulators

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

Somali and Filipino Continents

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

Somali Interesting Facts:

Filipino Interesting Facts:

The Somali language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Afar and Oromo Language whereas Somali language is similar to Tagalog Language and derived from Spanish Language.

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