Igbo and Somali
Countries
Nigeria
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Nigeria
Somalia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Yemen
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- 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
Not Available
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
dalụ
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
ka chi fo
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
Subax wanaagsan
Bye
Not Available
caraysiiyo
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
ngọpụ
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Enuani
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Gabon, Standard Somali
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not present
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Not Available
Standard Somali
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
igbo
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Ibo
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Somali
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Igbo people
Somalis
Origin
30th Century BC
19th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Somali
Signed Forms
Not Available
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1417
soma1255
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Not Available
All Igbo 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 Igbo and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Somali Speaking population
Igbo and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo 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 Igbo and Somali on Igbo vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Somali Language Codes
Igbo and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
