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Somali and Meithei Speaking countries


Meithei and Somali Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Somalia   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast 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   
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   

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.
  
  • Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
  • The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

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Somali and Meithei as Minority Language

In Somali and Meithei speaking countries you will get the countries which have Somali and Meithei 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.
  • Meithei as minority language: Assam, Manipur, Tripura.

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

Somali and Meithei Regulators

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

Somali and Meithei Continents

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

Somali Interesting Facts:

Meithei Interesting Facts:

The Somali language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Afar and Oromo Language whereas Somali language is similar to Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages and derived from Not Available.

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