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Somali and Konkani Speaking countries


Konkani and Somali Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
India   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Somalia   
India   

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   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   
Govenment of Goa   

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.
  
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Marathi   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Sanskrit Language   

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Somali and Konkani as Minority Language

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

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

Somali and Konkani Regulators

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

Somali and Konkani Continents

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

Somali Interesting Facts:

Konkani Interesting Facts:

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

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