Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
  
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Somalia
  
Second Language
Spain
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Africa, Middle East
  
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Yemen
  
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
  
Interesting Facts
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
- 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 Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Afar and Oromo Language
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Arabic Language
  
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hola
  
Hello
  
Thank You
Gràcies
  
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
  
How Are You?
Com estàs?
  
Sidee tahay ?
  
Good Night
Bona nit
  
Habeenka Good
  
Good Evening
Bona nit
  
Evening Good
  
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
  
galab wanaagsan
  
Good Morning
Bon dia
  
Subax wanaagsan
  
Please
Sisplau
  
Fadlan
  
Sorry
Perdó!
  
sorry
  
Bye
Adéu
  
caraysiiyo
  
I Love You
T'estimo
  
Waan ku jeclahay
  
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
  
iga raali ahow
  
Dialect 1
Caló
  
Northern Somali
  
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
  
Gabon, Standard Somali
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Valencian
  
Benaadir
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
19
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
  
Af-Ashraaf
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Standard Somali
  
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million
  
99+
13.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.10 million
  
99+
8.00 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million
  
28
Not Available
  
Native Name
català
  
af Soomaali
  
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
  
French Name
catalan; valencien
  
somali
  
German Name
Katalanisch
  
Somali
  
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Catalan people
  
Somalis
  
Origin
c. 1028
  
19th century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Cushitic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Catalan
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Somali
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
  
Somali Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ca
  
so
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
cat
  
som
  
ISO 639 2/B
cat
  
som
  
ISO 639 3
cat
  
som
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
stan1289
  
soma1255
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Catalan 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 Catalan and Somali greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Somali language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Somali word for "Thank You" is Waad ku mahadsan tahay. Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Somali Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Catalan vs Somali Difficulty
The Catalan vs Somali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan 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 Catalan and Somali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Somali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Somali time required is 52 weeks.