Basque and Somali
Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
France, Spain
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Yemen
Regulated By
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- The Basque language is the oldest European language.
- Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
- 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
Spanish
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Eskerrik asko
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
Zer moduz?
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
Gabon
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
Arratsalde on
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
Arratsalde on
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
Egun on
Subax wanaagsan
I Love You
Maite zaitut
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
Barkatu
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Navarro-Lapurdian
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
France
Gabon, Standard Somali
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Souletin
Benaadir
Where They Speak
France, Soule, Spain
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Biscayan
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Spain
Standard Somali
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
Not available
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
basque
somali
German Name
Baskisch
Somali
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Basque people
Somalis
Origin
c. 1000
19th century
Language Family
Vasconic Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Cushitic
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian
No early forms
Standard Forms
Basque
Somali
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
basq1248
soma1255
Linguasphere
40-AAA-a
No data available
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Not Available
All Basque 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 Basque and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Basque and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Basque are spoken in different Basque Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Basque vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Basque dialects include: Navarro-Lapurdian, Souletin. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Basque and Somali Speaking population
Basque and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Basque and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Basque and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Basque 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 Basque and Somali on Basque vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Basque and Somali Language Codes
Basque and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Basque and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.