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Yoruba and Somali Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
23
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Nigeria
Somalia
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Middle East
1.6 Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Yemen
1.7 Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
  • In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
  • 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.
1.9 Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Afar and Oromo Language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language

Yoruba vs Somali Countries

Comparing Yoruba vs Somali countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Yoruba and Somali languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Yoruba is official language is 2 whereas total number of countries where Somali is official language is 3

Find if Yoruba and Somali are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Yoruba and Somali speaking countries will give you the presence of Yoruba and Somali languages in different countries. Along with Yoruba vs Somali countries, you can also compare Yoruba vs Somali.

Yoruba and Somali as Minority Language

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

  • Yoruba as minority language: Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America.
  • Somali as minority language: Yemen.

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

Yoruba and Somali Regulators

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

Yoruba and Somali Continents

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

Yoruba Interesting Facts:

  • One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
  • In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.

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.

The Yoruba language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Owo and Itsekiri languages whereas Yoruba language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.