Somali and Javanese Speaking countries
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
  
Indonesia
  
National Language
Somalia
  
Indonesia
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Yemen
  
Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname
  
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.
  
- The Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
- The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.
  
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
  
Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages
  
Derived From
Arabic Language
  
Not Available
  
Somali and Javanese as Minority Language
In Somali and Javanese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Somali and Javanese 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.
- Javanese as minority language: Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname.
If you want to compare Somali and Javanese dialects, then you can go to Somali vs Javanese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Somali and Javanese Regulators
Somali and Javanese speaking countries provide you Somali and Javanese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy regulates Somali language.Javanese is not regulated. Also get to learn, Somali and Javanese Language History.
Somali and Javanese Continents
Thinking about Somali and Javanese continents in which Somali and Javanese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Somali and Javanese. Most of the Somali speaking countries lie in Africa, Middle East. While Javanese 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 Javanese 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.
Javanese Interesting Facts:
- The Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
- The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.
The Somali language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Afar and Oromo Language whereas Somali language is similar to Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages and derived from Not Available.