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Countries

Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia

Total No. Of Countries

323
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National Language

France
Somalia

Second Language

Africa, Canada
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Africa, Middle East

Minority Language

Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Yemen

Regulated By

Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy

Interesting Facts

  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  • 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

Italian Language
Afar and Oromo Language

Derived From

Latin
Arabic Language

French vs Somali Countries

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

  • French Speaking Countries: Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu.
  • Somali Speaking Countries: Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia.

So we find that, total number of countries where French is official language is 32 whereas total number of countries where Somali is official language is 3

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

French and Somali as Minority Language

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

  • French as minority language: Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam.
  • Somali as minority language: Yemen.

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

French and Somali Regulators

French and Somali speaking countries provide you French and Somali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française regulates French language.Somali is regulated by National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy. Also get to learn, French and Somali Language History.

French and Somali Continents

Thinking about French and Somali continents in which French and Somali speaking countries are present. Check out more information on French and Somali. Most of the French speaking countries lie in Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, 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 French and Somali languages:

French Interesting Facts:

  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.

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 French language was derived from Latin and is similar to Italian Language whereas French language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.