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Somali and Swahili Speaking countries


Swahili and Somali Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
4   
11

National Language
Somalia   
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East   
Africa   

Minority Language
Yemen   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)   

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.
  
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
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Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Arabic Language   

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Somali and Swahili as Minority Language

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

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

Somali and Swahili Regulators

Somali and Swahili speaking countries provide you Somali and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy regulates Somali language.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, Somali and Swahili Language History.

Somali and Swahili Continents

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

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