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Countries

Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia

Total No. Of Countries

43
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National Language

Russia
Somalia

Second Language

Afganistan
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Asia, Europe
Africa, Middle East

Minority Language

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Yemen

Regulated By

Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy

Interesting Facts

  • In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
  • In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
  • 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

Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages
Afar and Oromo Language

Derived From

Proto-Slavic Vocabulary
Arabic Language

Russian vs Somali Countries

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

So we find that, total number of countries where Russian is official language is 4 whereas total number of countries where Somali is official language is 3

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

Russian and Somali as Minority Language

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

  • Russian as minority language: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
  • Somali as minority language: Yemen.

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

Russian and Somali Regulators

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

Russian and Somali Continents

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

Russian Interesting Facts:

  • In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
  • In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.

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 Russian language was derived from Proto-Slavic Vocabulary and is similar to Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages whereas Russian language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.