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Countries

China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia

Total No. Of Countries

53
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National Language

China, Taiwan
Somalia

Second Language

Republic of Brazil
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Asia
Africa, Middle East

Minority Language

Indonesia, Malaysia
Yemen

Regulated By

Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy

Interesting Facts

  • Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
  • In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
  • 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

Japanese and Korean Languages
Afar and Oromo Language

Derived From

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Arabic Language

Chinese vs Somali Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Chinese is official language is 5 whereas total number of countries where Somali is official language is 3

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

Chinese and Somali as Minority Language

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

  • Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.
  • Somali as minority language: Yemen.

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

Chinese and Somali Regulators

Chinese and Somali speaking countries provide you Chinese and Somali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council regulates Chinese language.Somali is regulated by National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy. Also get to learn, Chinese and Somali Language History.

Chinese and Somali Continents

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

Chinese Interesting Facts:

  • Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
  • In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.

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 Chinese language was derived from and is similar to Japanese and Korean Languages whereas Chinese language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.