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Somali and Igbo Speaking countries


Igbo and Somali Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Somalia   
Nigeria   

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   
Equatorial Guinea   

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture   

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.
  
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

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Somali and Igbo as Minority Language

In Somali and Igbo speaking countries you will get the countries which have Somali and Igbo 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.
  • Igbo as minority language: Equatorial Guinea.

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

Somali and Igbo Regulators

Somali and Igbo speaking countries provide you Somali and Igbo regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy regulates Somali language.Igbo is regulated by Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture. Also get to learn, Somali and Igbo Language History.

Somali and Igbo Continents

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

Somali Interesting Facts:

Igbo Interesting Facts:

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.

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