Somali and Arabic Speaking countries
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
National Language
Somalia
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Africa, Asia
Minority Language
Yemen
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council
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.
- Arabic is 5th common language in world.
- Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Amharic and Hebrew
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Somali and Arabic as Minority Language
In Somali and Arabic speaking countries you will get the countries which have Somali and Arabic as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Somali as minority language: Yemen.
- Arabic as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Somali and Arabic dialects, then you can go to Somali vs Arabic Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Somali and Arabic Regulators
Somali and Arabic speaking countries provide you Somali and Arabic regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy regulates Somali language.Arabic is regulated by Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council. Also get to learn, Somali and Arabic Language History.
Somali and Arabic Continents
Thinking about Somali and Arabic continents in which Somali and Arabic speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Somali and Arabic. Most of the Somali speaking countries lie in Africa, Middle East. While Arabic speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia. 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 Somali and Arabic 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.
Arabic Interesting Facts:
- Arabic is 5th common language in world.
- Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
The Somali language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Afar and Oromo Language whereas Somali language is similar to Amharic and Hebrew and derived from Not Available.