German and Somali Speaking countries
Countries
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Germany
Somalia
Second Language
North Dakota, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Yemen
Regulated By
Council for German Orthography
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
- 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
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Albanian Languages
Arabic Language
German and Somali as Minority Language
In German and Somali speaking countries you will get the countries which have German and Somali as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
- Somali as minority language: Yemen.
If you want to compare German and Somali dialects, then you can go to German vs Somali Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
German and Somali Regulators
German and Somali speaking countries provide you German and Somali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Council for German Orthography regulates German language.Somali is regulated by National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy. Also get to learn, German and Somali Language History.
German and Somali Continents
Thinking about German and Somali continents in which German and Somali speaking countries are present. Check out more information on German and Somali. Most of the German speaking countries lie in Europe. 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 German and Somali languages:
German Interesting Facts:
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
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 German language was derived from Albanian Languages and is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages whereas German language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.