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Armenian and Somali


Somali and Armenian


Countries

Countries
Armenian Highland  
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
3  
12

National Language
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic  
Somalia  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Africa, Middle East  

Minority Language
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine  
Yemen  

Regulated By
Armenian National Academy of Sciences  
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy  

Interesting Facts
  • The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
  • Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  
  • 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
Greek  
Afar and Oromo Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Arabic Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
38  
20
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
32  
22
21  
11

Scripts
Armenian manuscript  
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
12  
9
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
52 weeks  
12

Greetings

Hello
Բարեւ (Barev)  
Hello  

Thank You
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)  
Waad ku mahadsan tahay  

How Are You?
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)  
Sidee tahay ?  

Good Night
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)  
Habeenka Good  

Good Evening
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)  
Evening Good  

Good Afternoon
Բարի օր (Bari or)  
galab wanaagsan  

Good Morning
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)  
Subax wanaagsan  

Please
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)  
Fadlan  

Sorry
կներեք (knerek’)  
sorry  

Bye
Ց'տեսություն  
caraysiiyo  

I Love You
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)  
Waan ku jeclahay  

Excuse Me
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)  
iga raali ahow  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Armenian  
Northern Somali  

Where They Speak
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey  
Gabon, Standard Somali  

Dialect 2
Western Armenian  
Benaadir  

Where They Speak
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey  
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu  

Dialect 3
Not Applicable  
Af-Ashraaf  

Where They Speak
Not Applicable  
Standard Somali  

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
6.00 million  
99+
13.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
6.00 million  
99+
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Հայերէն (Hayeren)  
af Soomaali  

Alternative Names
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri  
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga  

French Name
arménien  
somali  

German Name
Armenisch  
Somali  

Pronunciation
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Armenians  
Somalis  

History

Origin
late 5th century  
19th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Cushitic  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian  
Somali  

Language Position
Not Available  
83  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Somali Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
hy  
so  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hye  
som  

ISO 639 2/B
arm  
som  

ISO 639 3
hye  
som  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
arme1241  
soma1255  

Linguasphere
57-AAA-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic  
Not Available  

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All Armenian and Somali Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Armenian and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Armenian and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Armenian are spoken in different Armenian Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Armenian vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Armenian dialects include: Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Armenian and Somali Speaking population

Armenian and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Armenian and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Armenian and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Armenian language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Armenian and Somali on Armenian vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Armenian and Somali Language Codes

Armenian and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Armenian and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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