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Somali and Malagasy Speaking countries


Malagasy and Somali Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
Madagascar   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Somalia   
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East   
Africa   

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.
  
  • Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
  • About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

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Somali and Malagasy as Minority Language

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

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

Somali and Malagasy Regulators

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

Somali and Malagasy Continents

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

Somali Interesting Facts:

Malagasy Interesting Facts:

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

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