Somali and Persian Speaking countries
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
National Language
Somalia
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Asia
Minority Language
Yemen
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
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.
- In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
- Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
Arabic Language
Somali and Persian as Minority Language
In Somali and Persian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Somali and Persian 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.
- Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.
If you want to compare Somali and Persian dialects, then you can go to Somali vs Persian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Somali and Persian Regulators
Somali and Persian speaking countries provide you Somali and Persian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy regulates Somali language.Persian is regulated by Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan. Also get to learn, Somali and Persian Language History.
Somali and Persian Continents
Thinking about Somali and Persian continents in which Somali and Persian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Somali and Persian. Most of the Somali speaking countries lie in Africa, Middle East. While Persian 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 Persian 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.
Persian Interesting Facts:
- In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
- Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
The Somali language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Afar and Oromo Language whereas Somali language is similar to Pashto and Balochi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.