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Yoruba and Somali Speaking countries


Somali and Yoruba Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Benin, Nigeria   
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
3   
12

National Language
Nigeria   
Somalia   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa, Middle East   

Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Yemen   

Regulated By
Yoruba Academy   
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   

Interesting Facts
  • One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
  • In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages   
Afar and Oromo Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Arabic Language   

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Yoruba and Somali as Minority Language

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

  • Yoruba as minority language: Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America.
  • Somali as minority language: Yemen.

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

Yoruba and Somali Regulators

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

Yoruba and Somali Continents

Thinking about Yoruba and Somali continents in which Yoruba and Somali speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Yoruba and Somali. Most of the Yoruba 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 Yoruba and Somali languages:

Yoruba Interesting Facts:

Somali Interesting Facts:

The Yoruba language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Owo and Itsekiri languages whereas Yoruba language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.

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