Arabic and Somali Speaking countries
Countries
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Somalia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Yemen
Regulated By
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- Arabic is 5th common language in world.
- Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
- 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
Amharic and Hebrew
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
Arabic and Somali as Minority Language
In Arabic and Somali speaking countries you will get the countries which have Arabic and Somali as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Arabic as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
- Somali as minority language: Yemen.
If you want to compare Arabic and Somali dialects, then you can go to Arabic vs Somali Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Arabic and Somali Regulators
Arabic and Somali speaking countries provide you Arabic and Somali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council regulates Arabic language.Somali is regulated by National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy. Also get to learn, Arabic and Somali Language History.
Arabic and Somali Continents
Thinking about Arabic and Somali continents in which Arabic and Somali speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Arabic and Somali. Most of the Arabic speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia. 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 Arabic and Somali languages:
Arabic Interesting Facts:
- Arabic is 5th common language in world.
- Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
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 Arabic language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Amharic and Hebrew whereas Arabic language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.