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Somali and Tibetan Speaking countries


Tibetan and Somali Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
China, Nepal   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
2   
13

National Language
Somalia   
Nepal, Tibet   

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   
China, India, Nepal   

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   
Committee for the Standardisation of the Tibetan Language   

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.
  
  • Tibetan dialects vary alot, so it's difficult for tibetans to understand each other if they are not from same area.
  • Tibetan is tonal with six tones in all: short low, long low, high falling, low falling, short high, long high.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

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Somali and Tibetan as Minority Language

In Somali and Tibetan speaking countries you will get the countries which have Somali and Tibetan 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.
  • Tibetan as minority language: China, India, Nepal.

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

Somali and Tibetan Regulators

Somali and Tibetan speaking countries provide you Somali and Tibetan regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy regulates Somali language.Tibetan is regulated by Committee for the Standardisation of the Tibetan Language. Also get to learn, Somali and Tibetan Language History.

Somali and Tibetan Continents

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

Somali Interesting Facts:

Tibetan Interesting Facts:

The Somali language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Afar and Oromo Language whereas Somali language is similar to Not Available and derived from Not Available.

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