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Somali and Norwegian Speaking countries


Norwegian and Somali Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia  
Norway  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Somalia  
Norway  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East  
Europe, South America  

Minority Language
Yemen  
Nynorsk  

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy  
Norwegian Language 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.
  
  • Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
  • Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language  
Swedish and Danish Languages  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
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Somali and Norwegian as Minority Language

In Somali and Norwegian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Somali and Norwegian 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.
  • Norwegian as minority language: Nynorsk.

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

Somali and Norwegian Regulators

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

Somali and Norwegian Continents

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

Somali Interesting Facts:

Norwegian Interesting Facts:

The Somali language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Afar and Oromo Language whereas Somali language is similar to Swedish and Danish Languages and derived from .

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