How many people speak Somali and Arabic languages tells about Somali native speakers vs Arabic native speakers. The native language is also known as first language. Total 8.00 million people speak Somali as native language while 206.00 million people speak Arabic as native language. You can also go to Somali vs Arabic Dialects and find the total number of dialects in Somali and Arabic language. In some regions, Somali and Arabic languages are used as second language. There are 21.00 million speakers who use Somali as second language and 246.00 million speakers who use Arabic as second language.
Native names are used in the Somali and Arabic Speaking Countries. Both Somali and Arabic languages have their own native names.Under how many people speak Somali and Arabic you will get to know the native names of Somali and Arabic languages. The native name of Somali is af Soomaali and native name of Arabic is (al arabiya) العربية. The alternative names of Somali and Arabic languages are as follows:
The French name of Somali is somali whereas German name of Somali is Somali. The German name of Arabic is Arabisch whereas French name of Arabic is somali.