Chinese and Somali Speaking countries
Countries
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
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
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Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
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Arabic Language
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 Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Chinese language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.