Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
Somalia
Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
Yemen
Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
- 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
French and Portuguese Languages
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Latin
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
grazie
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
Come stai?
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
buonanotte
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
buonasera
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
buongiorno
Subax wanaagsan
Bye
arrivederci
caraysiiyo
I Love You
Ti amo
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
Scusami
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Romanesco
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Lazio
Gabon, Standard Somali
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Central Italian
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tuscan
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
Standard Somali
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Italiano
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Italiano
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
italien
somali
German Name
Italienisch
Somali
Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Italians
Somalis
Origin
960 BC
19th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Romance
Cushitic
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Italian
Somali
Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
itas
Not Available
Glottocode
ital1282
soma1255
Linguasphere
51-AAA-q
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available
All Italian 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 Italian and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Italian and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Italian are spoken in different Italian Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Italian vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Italian dialects include: Romanesco, Central Italian. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Italian and Somali Speaking population
Italian and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Italian and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Italian and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 % 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 Italian and Somali on Italian vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Italian and Somali Language Codes
Italian and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Italian and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.