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Zulu and Somali Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
South Africa
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
13
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
South Africa
Somalia
1.4 Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Middle East
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Yemen
1.7 Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  • 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
Xhosa Language
Afar and Oromo Language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language

Zulu vs Somali Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Zulu is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Somali is official language is 3

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

Zulu and Somali as Minority Language

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

  • Zulu as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Somali as minority language: Yemen.

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

Zulu and Somali Regulators

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

Zulu and Somali Continents

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

Zulu Interesting Facts:

  • 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.

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