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Cebuano and Somali


Somali and Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
Philippines   
Somalia   

Second Language
Philippines   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Middle East   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Yemen   

Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters   
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   

Interesting Facts
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  
  • 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
Hiligaynon Language   
Afar and Oromo Language   

Derived From
Island of Cebu   
Arabic Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
16   
6
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks   
1
52 weeks   
12

Greetings

Hello
Hoy   
Hello   

Thank You
Salamat   
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   

How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?   
Sidee tahay ?   

Good Night
Maayong Gabii   
Habeenka Good   

Good Evening
Maayong Gabii   
Evening Good   

Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon   
galab wanaagsan   

Good Morning
Maayong Buntag   
Subax wanaagsan   

Please
Palihug   
Fadlan   

Sorry
Ikasubo ko   
sorry   

Bye
Babay   
caraysiiyo   

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw   
Waan ku jeclahay   

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi   
iga raali ahow   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano   
Northern Somali   

Where They Speak
Bohol   
Gabon, Standard Somali   

Dialect 2
Southern Kana   
Benaadir   

Where They Speak
southern Leyte   
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   

Dialect 3
North Kana   
Af-Ashraaf   

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte   
Standard Somali   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
13.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.32 %   
38
Not Available   

Native Speakers
21.00 million   
36
8.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million   
19
Not Available   

Native Name
Visayan   
af Soomaali   

Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan   
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   

French Name
cebuano   
somali   

German Name
Cebuano   
Somali   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Cebuano people   
Somalis   

History

Origin
16th century   
19th century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Cushitic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano   
Somali   

Language Position
62   
99+
83   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Somali Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
so   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ceb   
som   

ISO 639 2/B
ceb   
som   

ISO 639 3
ceb   
som   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
cebu1242   
soma1255   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Cebuano 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 Cebuano and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Cebuano and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Cebuano are spoken in different Cebuano Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Cebuano vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Cebuano dialects include: Boholano, Southern Kana. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Cebuano and Somali Speaking population

Cebuano and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % 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 Cebuano and Somali on Cebuano vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Cebuano and Somali Language Codes

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

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