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Somali and Tagalog Speaking countries


Tagalog and Somali Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Somalia   
Philippines   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Filipinos   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East   
Asia, Australia   

Minority Language
Yemen   
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom   

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee   

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 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

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Somali and Tagalog as Minority Language

In Somali and Tagalog speaking countries you will get the countries which have Somali and Tagalog 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.
  • Tagalog as minority language: Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom.

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

Somali and Tagalog Regulators

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

Somali and Tagalog Continents

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

Somali Interesting Facts:

Tagalog Interesting Facts:

The Somali language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Afar and Oromo Language whereas Somali language is similar to Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages and derived from Not Available.

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