Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Somalia
Second Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
Yemen
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali 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
Assamese and Oriya
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Hello
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Subax wanaagsan
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Fadlan
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
sorry
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
caraysiiyo
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Chakma
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Gabon, Standard Somali
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Hajong
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Rarhi
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
India
Standard Somali
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
bengali
somali
German Name
Bengali
Somali
Pronunciation
Not available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Somalis
Origin
1000–1200 CE
19th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Cushitic
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bengali
Somali
Signed Forms
Not Available
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
beng1280
soma1255
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Bengali 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 Bengali and Somali greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bengali and Somali language. Bengali word for "Hello" is হ্যালো (Hyālō) or Somali word for "Thank You" is Waad ku mahadsan tahay. Find more of such common Bengali Greetings and Somali Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Bengali vs Somali Difficulty
The Bengali vs Somali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bengali 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 Bengali and Somali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bengali and Somali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bengali is 44 weeks while to learn Somali time required is 52 weeks.
