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Armenian vs Somali


Somali vs 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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Armenian and Somali Language History

Comparison of Armenian vs Somali language history gives us differences between origin of Armenian and Somali language. History of Armenian language states that this language originated in late 5th century whereas history of Somali language states that this language originated in 19th century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Armenian and Somali Language History.

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Armenian and Somali Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Armenian and Somali greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Armenian and Somali language. Armenian word for "Hello" is Բարեւ (Barev) or Somali word for "Thank You" is Waad ku mahadsan tahay. Find more of such common Armenian Greetings and Somali Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Armenian vs Somali Difficulty

The Armenian vs Somali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Armenian Alphabets and Somali Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Armenian and Somali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Armenian and Somali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Armenian is 44 weeks while to learn Somali time required is 52 weeks.

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