Somali and Nepali Speaking countries
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
  
India, Nepal
  
National Language
Somalia
  
Nepal
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Republic of Brazil
  
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Yemen
  
People's Republic of China
  
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
  
Language Academy of Nepal
  
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.
  
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
  
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
  
Hindi
  
Derived From
Arabic Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Somali and Nepali as Minority Language
In Somali and Nepali speaking countries you will get the countries which have Somali and Nepali 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.
- Nepali as minority language: People's Republic of China.
If you want to compare Somali and Nepali dialects, then you can go to Somali vs Nepali Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Somali and Nepali Regulators
Somali and Nepali speaking countries provide you Somali and Nepali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy regulates Somali language.Nepali is regulated by Language Academy of Nepal. Also get to learn, Somali and Nepali Language History.
Somali and Nepali Continents
Thinking about Somali and Nepali continents in which Somali and Nepali speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Somali and Nepali. Most of the Somali speaking countries lie in Africa, Middle East. While Nepali 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 Nepali languages:
Somali 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.
Nepali Interesting Facts:
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
The Somali language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Afar and Oromo Language whereas Somali language is similar to Hindi and derived from Sanskrit Language.