Somali and Uyghur Speaking countries
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
  
China
  
National Language
Somalia
  
China
  
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
  
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
  
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
  
Working Committee of Ethnic Language and Writing of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
  
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.
  
- Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
- Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
  
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
  
Uzbek Language
  
Derived From
Arabic Language
  
Gokturk Language
  
Somali and Uyghur as Minority Language
In Somali and Uyghur speaking countries you will get the countries which have Somali and Uyghur 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.
- Uyghur as minority language: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan.
If you want to compare Somali and Uyghur dialects, then you can go to Somali vs Uyghur Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Somali and Uyghur Regulators
Somali and Uyghur speaking countries provide you Somali and Uyghur regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy regulates Somali language.Uyghur is regulated by Working Committee of Ethnic Language and Writing of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Also get to learn, Somali and Uyghur Language History.
Somali and Uyghur Continents
Thinking about Somali and Uyghur continents in which Somali and Uyghur speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Somali and Uyghur. Most of the Somali speaking countries lie in Africa, Middle East. While Uyghur 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 Uyghur 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.
Uyghur Interesting Facts:
- Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
- Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
The Somali language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Afar and Oromo Language whereas Somali language is similar to Uzbek Language and derived from Gokturk Language.