Malagasy and Somali Speaking countries

Malagasy and Somali as Minority Language

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

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

Malagasy and Somali Regulators

Malagasy and Somali speaking countries provide you Malagasy and Somali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. regulates Malagasy language.Somali is regulated by National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy. Also get to learn, Malagasy and Somali Language History.

Malagasy and Somali Continents

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

Malagasy Interesting Facts:

• Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
• About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy 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 Malagasy language was derived from and is similar to Swahili and Comorian Languages whereas Malagasy language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.