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Somali and Oriya Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
India
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
31
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Somalia
India
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
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Yemen
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Not Available
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.
  • The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
  • Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
1.9 Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Bengali and Assamese
1.10 Derived From
Arabic Language
Sanskrit Language

Somali vs Oriya Countries

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

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

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

Somali and Oriya as Minority Language

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

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

Somali and Oriya Regulators

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

Somali and Oriya Continents

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

Oriya Interesting Facts:

  • The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
  • Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.

The Somali language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Afar and Oromo Language whereas Somali language is similar to Bengali and Assamese and derived from Sanskrit Language.