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Hebrew and Somali


Somali and Hebrew


Countries

Countries
Israel   
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

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

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

Alphabets
22   
4
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
0   
5   
2

How Many Consonants
22   
12
21   
11

Scripts
Hebrew   
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, 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
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   

Dialects

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   

Total No. Of Dialects
7   
7
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
4.40 million   
99+
8.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.60 million   
27
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   

History

Origin
1000 BC   
19th century   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Cushitic   

Branch
Canaanitic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew   
Somali   

Language Position
23   
19
83   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew   
Somali Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
he   
so   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
heb   
som   

ISO 639 2/B
heb   
som   

ISO 639 3
heb   
som   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
hebr1246   
soma1255   

Linguasphere
12-AAB-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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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.

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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.

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