Cebuano and Somali
Countries
Philippines
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
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 in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
iga raali ahow
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
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
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
Origin
16th century
19th century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Cushitic
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
Somali
Signed Forms
Not Available
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
so
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
cebu1242
soma1255
Linguasphere
No data Available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
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.
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.
