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Afrikaans

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Afrikaans and Somali Speaking countries

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Countries

Countries

South Africa
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia

Total No. Of Countries

13
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National Language

South Africa
Somalia

Second Language

Namibia, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Africa
Africa, Middle East

Minority Language

Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Yemen

Regulated By

Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy

Interesting Facts

  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
  • 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

Dutch Language
Afar and Oromo Language

Derived From

Dutch Language
Arabic Language

Afrikaans vs Somali Countries

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

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

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

Afrikaans and Somali as Minority Language

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

  • Afrikaans as minority language: Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
  • Somali as minority language: Yemen.

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

Afrikaans and Somali Regulators

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

Afrikaans and Somali Continents

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

Afrikaans Interesting Facts:

  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.

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 Afrikaans language was derived from Dutch Language and is similar to Dutch Language whereas Afrikaans language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.