Somali and Japanese Speaking countries
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
  
Japan
  
National Language
Somalia
  
Japan
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
  
Asia, Pacific
  
Minority Language
Yemen
  
Palau
  
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
  
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
  
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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
  
Korean Language
  
Derived From
Arabic Language
  
Not Available
  
Somali and Japanese as Minority Language
In Somali and Japanese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Somali and Japanese 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.
- Japanese as minority language: Palau.
If you want to compare Somali and Japanese dialects, then you can go to Somali vs Japanese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Somali and Japanese Regulators
Somali and Japanese speaking countries provide you Somali and Japanese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy regulates Somali language.Japanese is regulated by Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education. Also get to learn, Somali and Japanese Language History.
Somali and Japanese Continents
Thinking about Somali and Japanese continents in which Somali and Japanese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Somali and Japanese. Most of the Somali speaking countries lie in Africa, Middle East. While Japanese speaking countries lie in Asia, Pacific. 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 Japanese 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.
Japanese Interesting Facts:
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
The Somali language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Afar and Oromo Language whereas Somali language is similar to Korean Language and derived from Not Available.