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Somali and Maltese Speaking countries


Maltese and Somali Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
European Union, Malta   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
2   
13

National Language
Somalia   
Malta   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East   
Europe   

Minority Language
Yemen   
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America   

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   
National Council for the Maltese Language   

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.
  
  • Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
  • Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Western Arabic Dialects   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Roman Languages   

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Somali and Maltese as Minority Language

In Somali and Maltese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Somali and Maltese 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.
  • Maltese as minority language: Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America.

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

Somali and Maltese Regulators

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

Somali and Maltese Continents

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

Somali Interesting Facts:

Maltese Interesting Facts:

The Somali language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Afar and Oromo Language whereas Somali language is similar to Western Arabic Dialects and derived from Roman Languages.

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