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Somali and Kurdish Speaking countries


Kurdish and Somali Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
Iraq, Kurdistan   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
2   
13

National Language
Somalia   
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East   
Middle East   

Minority Language
Yemen   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

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 vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Farsi Language   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

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Somali and Kurdish as Minority Language

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

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

Somali and Kurdish Regulators

Somali and Kurdish speaking countries provide you Somali and Kurdish regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy regulates Somali language.Kurdish is not regulated. Also get to learn, Somali and Kurdish Language History.

Somali and Kurdish Continents

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

Somali Interesting Facts:

Kurdish Interesting Facts:

The Somali language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Afar and Oromo Language whereas Somali language is similar to Farsi Language and derived from Not Available.

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