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Urdu and Somali Speaking countries


Somali and Urdu Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
3   
12

National Language
Pakistan   
Somalia   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania   
Africa, Middle East   

Minority Language
India   
Yemen   

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

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Arabic and Hindi Languages   
Afar and Oromo Language   

Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language   
Arabic Language   

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Urdu and Somali as Minority Language

In Urdu and Somali speaking countries you will get the countries which have Urdu and Somali as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Urdu as minority language: India.
  • Somali as minority language: Yemen.

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

Urdu and Somali Regulators

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

Urdu and Somali Continents

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

Urdu Interesting Facts:

Somali Interesting Facts:

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

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