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Somali and Urdu Speaking countries


Urdu and Somali Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
2   
13

National Language
Somalia   
Pakistan   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Pakistan   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East   
Asia, Oceania   

Minority Language
Yemen   
India   

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan   

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.
  
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Arabic and Hindi Languages   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Ghaznavid Persian Language   

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Somali and Urdu as Minority Language

In Somali and Urdu speaking countries you will get the countries which have Somali and Urdu 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.
  • Urdu as minority language: India.

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

Somali and Urdu Regulators

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

Somali and Urdu Continents

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

Somali Interesting Facts:

Urdu Interesting Facts:

The Somali language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Afar and Oromo Language whereas Somali language is similar to Arabic and Hindi Languages and derived from Ghaznavid Persian Language.

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