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Somali and Maori Speaking countries


Maori and Somali Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Somalia   
New Zealand   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East   
Australia, Oceania   

Minority Language
Yemen   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   
Māori Language Commission   

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.
  
  • "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
  • The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Tahitian Language   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

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Somali and Maori as Minority Language

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

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

Somali and Maori Regulators

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

Somali and Maori Continents

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

Somali Interesting Facts:

Maori Interesting Facts:

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

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