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Somali and Oriya Speaking countries


Oriya and Somali Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
India   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Somalia   
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   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

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.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Bengali and Assamese   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Sanskrit Language   

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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:

Oriya 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 and Assamese and derived from Sanskrit Language.

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