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Somali and Malaysian Speaking countries


Malaysian and Somali Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
3   
12

National Language
Somalia   
Malaysia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Indonesia   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East   
Asia   

Minority Language
Yemen   
Thailand   

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka   

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.
  
  • One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
  • Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Indonesian Language   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Tamil Language   

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Somali and Malaysian as Minority Language

In Somali and Malaysian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Somali and Malaysian 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.
  • Malaysian as minority language: Thailand.

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

Somali and Malaysian Regulators

Somali and Malaysian speaking countries provide you Somali and Malaysian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy regulates Somali language.Malaysian is regulated by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. Also get to learn, Somali and Malaysian Language History.

Somali and Malaysian Continents

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

Somali Interesting Facts:

Malaysian Interesting Facts:

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

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