Somali and Russian Speaking countries
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
National Language
Somalia
Russia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Afganistan
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Yemen
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
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 Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
Proto-Slavic Vocabulary
Somali and Russian as Minority Language
In Somali and Russian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Somali and Russian 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.
- Russian as minority language: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.
If you want to compare Somali and Russian dialects, then you can go to Somali vs Russian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Somali and Russian Regulators
Somali and Russian speaking countries provide you Somali and Russian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy regulates Somali language.Russian is regulated by Russian Academy, Russian Language Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Also get to learn, Somali and Russian Language History.
Somali and Russian Continents
Thinking about Somali and Russian continents in which Somali and Russian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Somali and Russian. Most of the Somali speaking countries lie in Africa, Middle East. While Russian speaking countries lie in Asia, 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 Russian 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.
Russian Interesting Facts:
- In Russian language, the words are not pronounced as they are written.
- In Russian language, there are only 200,000 words out of which only few words are used and due to this many words have more than one meaning.
The Somali language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Afar and Oromo Language whereas Somali language is similar to Ukrainian and Belarusian Languages and derived from Proto-Slavic Vocabulary.