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Somali and Norwegian Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Norway
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
31
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Somalia
Norway
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Europe, South America
1.6 Minority Language
Yemen
Nynorsk
1.7 Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Norwegian Language Council
1.8 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.
  • Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
  • Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
1.9 Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Swedish and Danish Languages
1.10 Derived From
Arabic Language
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Somali vs Norwegian Countries

Comparing Somali vs Norwegian countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Somali and Norwegian languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Somali is official language is 3 whereas total number of countries where Norwegian is official language is 1

Find if Somali and Norwegian are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Somali and Norwegian speaking countries will give you the presence of Somali and Norwegian languages in different countries. Along with Somali vs Norwegian countries, you can also compare Somali vs Norwegian.

Somali and Norwegian as Minority Language

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

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

Somali and Norwegian Regulators

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

Somali and Norwegian Continents

Thinking about Somali and Norwegian continents in which Somali and Norwegian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Somali and Norwegian. Most of the Somali speaking countries lie in Africa, Middle East. While Norwegian speaking countries lie in Europe, South America. 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 Norwegian 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.

Norwegian Interesting Facts:

  • Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
  • Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.

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