Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Total No. Of Countries
33
0
46
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National Language
Somalia
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Asia
Minority Language
Yemen
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
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.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
Arabic Language
How Many People Speak?
13.00 million65.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.07 %0.99 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
8.00 million65.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
21.00 million110.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
af Soomaali
فارسی
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
French Name
somali
persan
German Name
Somali
Persisch
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Persian people