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Greek and Somali


Somali and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
3   
12

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Somalia   

Second Language
Roman Empire   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Africa, Middle East   

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Yemen   

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   

Interesting Facts
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  
  • 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
Armenian   
Afar and Oromo Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Arabic Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
17   
7
21   
11

Scripts
Arabic, Latin   
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
52 weeks   
12

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)   
Hello   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
Sidee tahay ?   

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
Habeenka Good   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
Evening Good   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
galab wanaagsan   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
Subax wanaagsan   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
Fadlan   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
sorry   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
caraysiiyo   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
Waan ku jeclahay   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
iga raali ahow   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Northern Somali   

Where They Speak
Greece   
Gabon, Standard Somali   

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Griko   
Benaadir   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Af-Ashraaf   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
Standard Somali   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
13.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
8.00 million   
99+

Native Name
ελληνικά   
af Soomaali   

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
somali   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Somali   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Somalis   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
19th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Hellenic   
Cushitic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Greek   
Somali   

Language Position
74   
99+
83   
99+

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
Somali Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
so   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
som   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
som   

ISO 639 3
ell   
som   

ISO 639 6
ells   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gree1276   
soma1255   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Greek and Somali Speaking population

Greek and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % 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 Greek and Somali on Greek vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Somali Language Codes

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

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