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Somali and Persian Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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Rank: 12 (Overall)
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Rank: 12 (Overall)
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
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1.3 National Language
Somalia
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Yemen
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
1.7 Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
1.8 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.
  • In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
  • Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
1.9 Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Pashto and Balochi Languages
1.10 Derived From
Arabic Language
Arabic Language

Somali vs Persian Countries

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

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

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

Somali and Persian as Minority Language

In Somali and Persian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Somali and Persian 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.
  • Persian as minority language: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.

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

Somali and Persian Regulators

Somali and Persian speaking countries provide you Somali and Persian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy regulates Somali language.Persian is regulated by Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan. Also get to learn, Somali and Persian Language History.

Somali and Persian Continents

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

Persian Interesting Facts:

  • In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
  • Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.

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

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