Swahili and Somali Speaking countries

Swahili and Somali as Minority Language

In Swahili and Somali speaking countries you will get the countries which have Swahili and Somali as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

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

Swahili and Somali Regulators

Swahili and Somali speaking countries provide you Swahili and Somali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya) regulates Swahili language.Somali is regulated by National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy. Also get to learn, Swahili and Somali Language History.

Swahili and Somali Continents

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

Swahili Interesting Facts:

• Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
• The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

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.

The Swahili language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages whereas Swahili language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.