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Oriya and Somali Speaking countries

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Countries

India
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia

Total No. Of Countries

13
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National Language

India
Somalia

Second Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Asia
Africa, Middle East

Minority Language

Not spoken in any of the countries
Yemen

Regulated By

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National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy

Interesting Facts

  • The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
  • Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
  • 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

Bengali and Assamese
Afar and Oromo Language

Derived From

Sanskrit Language
Arabic Language

Oriya vs Somali Countries

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

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

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

Oriya and Somali as Minority Language

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

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

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

Oriya and Somali Regulators

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

Oriya and Somali Continents

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

Oriya Interesting Facts:

  • The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
  • Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.

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 Oriya language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Bengali and Assamese whereas Oriya language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.