Countries
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Somalia
Second Language
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
South Africa
Yemen
Regulated By
Not Available
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
- 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
Not Available
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Latin
Arabic Language
English and Somali as Minority Language
In English and Somali speaking countries you will get the countries which have English and Somali as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- English as minority language: South Africa.
- Somali as minority language: Yemen.
If you want to compare English and Somali dialects, then you can go to English vs Somali Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
English and Somali Regulators
English and Somali speaking countries provide you English and Somali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. English is not regulated.Somali is regulated by National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy. Also get to learn, English and Somali Language History.
English and Somali Continents
Thinking about English and Somali continents in which English and Somali speaking countries are present. Check out more information on English and Somali. Most of the English speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America. 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 English and Somali languages:
English Interesting Facts:
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
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 English language was derived from Latin and is similar to Not Available whereas English language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.