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Somali and Zulu Speaking countries


Zulu and Somali Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Somalia   
South Africa   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe   

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   
Pan South African Language Board   

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.
  
  • The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
  • Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Xhosa Language   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

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Somali and Zulu as Minority Language

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

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

Somali and Zulu Regulators

Somali and Zulu speaking countries provide you Somali and Zulu regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy regulates Somali language.Zulu is regulated by Pan South African Language Board. Also get to learn, Somali and Zulu Language History.

Somali and Zulu Continents

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

Somali Interesting Facts:

Zulu Interesting Facts:

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

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