Filipino 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
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
- 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
Tagalog Language
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Spanish Language
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Salamat
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
Kumusta
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
magandang gabi
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
Magandang gabi
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
Magandang umaga
Subax wanaagsan
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
sorry
I Love You
Mahal kita
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Bikol
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Philippines
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Hiligaynon
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Philippines
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Waray
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Philippines
Standard Somali
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
filipino
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Pilipino
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
filipino; pilipino
somali
German Name
Pilipino
Somali
Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Not Available
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
Filipino
Somali
Language Position
Not Available
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
fili1244
soma1255
Linguasphere
No Data Available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Filipino 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 Filipino and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Filipino and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Filipino are spoken in different Filipino Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Filipino vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Filipino dialects include: Bikol, Hiligaynon. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Filipino and Somali Speaking population
Filipino and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Filipino and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Filipino and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Filipino 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 Filipino and Somali on Filipino vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Filipino and Somali Language Codes
Filipino and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Filipino and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
