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Amharic
Amharic

Somali
Somali



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Amharic and Somali Speaking countries

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Countries

Countries

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia

Total No. Of Countries

13
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National Language

Ethiopia
Somalia

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Africa
Africa, Middle East

Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Yemen

Regulated By

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National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy

Interesting Facts

  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  • 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

Tigrinya and Oromo Languages
Afar and Oromo Language

Derived From

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Arabic Language

Amharic vs Somali Countries

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

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

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

Amharic and Somali as Minority Language

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

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

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

Amharic and Somali Regulators

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

Amharic and Somali Continents

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

Amharic Interesting Facts:

  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.

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 Amharic language was derived from and is similar to Tigrinya and Oromo Languages whereas Amharic language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.