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Somali and Kannada Speaking countries


Kannada and Somali Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
India, Karnataka, India   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Somalia   
Karnataka, India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Goa   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East   
Asia   

Minority Language
Yemen   
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   

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.
  
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Telugu   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Sanskrit Language   

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Somali and Kannada as Minority Language

In Somali and Kannada speaking countries you will get the countries which have Somali and Kannada 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.
  • Kannada as minority language: Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana.

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

Somali and Kannada Regulators

Somali and Kannada speaking countries provide you Somali and Kannada regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy regulates Somali language.Kannada is regulated by Various academies and the Government of Karnataka. Also get to learn, Somali and Kannada Language History.

Somali and Kannada Continents

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

Somali Interesting Facts:

Kannada Interesting Facts:

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

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