Hebrew and Somali
Countries
Israel
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Israel
Somalia
Second Language
Israel
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Poland
Yemen
Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
- 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
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Aramaic Language
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Hebrew
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
שלום (Shalom)
Hello
Thank You
תודה (Toda)
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
Subax wanaagsan
Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)
Fadlan
Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)
sorry
Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)
caraysiiyo
I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
בבקשה!
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Israel
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Israel
Standard Somali
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
hébreu
somali
German Name
Hebräisch
Somali
Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Somalis
Origin
1000 BC
19th century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Semitic
Cushitic
Branch
Canaanitic
Not Available
Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew
Somali
Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
hebr1246
soma1255
Linguasphere
12-AAB-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available
All Hebrew 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 Hebrew and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Hebrew and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hebrew are spoken in different Hebrew Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hebrew vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hebrew dialects include: Ashkenazi Hebrew, Samaritan Hebrew. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Hebrew and Somali Speaking population
Hebrew and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hebrew and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Hebrew and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hebrew 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 Hebrew and Somali on Hebrew vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Hebrew and Somali Language Codes
Hebrew and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hebrew and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
