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Kirundi and Somali Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Burma
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
Spanish Speakin..
1
Rank: 14 (Overall)
3
Rank: 12 (Overall)
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
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1.3 National Language
Burundi, Gambia
Somalia
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia
Africa, Middle East
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Yemen
1.7 Regulated By
Not Available
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
  • Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
  • 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.
1.9 Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language
Afar and Oromo Language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language

Kirundi vs Somali Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Kirundi is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Somali is official language is 3

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

Kirundi and Somali as Minority Language

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

  • Kirundi as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Somali as minority language: Yemen.

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

Kirundi and Somali Regulators

Kirundi and Somali speaking countries provide you Kirundi and Somali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Kirundi is not regulated.Somali is regulated by National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy. Also get to learn, Kirundi and Somali Language History.

Kirundi and Somali Continents

Thinking about Kirundi and Somali continents in which Kirundi and Somali speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Kirundi and Somali. Most of the Kirundi speaking countries lie in Africa, 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 Kirundi and Somali languages:

Kirundi Interesting Facts:

  • Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
  • Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.

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 Kirundi language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Kinyarwanda Language whereas Kirundi language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.

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