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Japanese and Somali


Somali and Japanese


Countries

Countries
Japan   
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
Japan   
Somalia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific   
Africa, Middle East   

Minority Language
Palau   
Yemen   

Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education   
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   

Interesting Facts
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
  • 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
Korean Language   
Afar and Oromo Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Arabic Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
99   
40
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
14   
4
21   
11

Scripts
Kana   
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
52 weeks   
12

Greetings

Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)   
Hello   

Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)   
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   

How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)   
Sidee tahay ?   

Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)   
Habeenka Good   

Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)   
Evening Good   

Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)   
galab wanaagsan   

Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)   
Subax wanaagsan   

Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)   
Fadlan   

Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)   
sorry   

Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)   
caraysiiyo   

I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)   
Waan ku jeclahay   

Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)   
iga raali ahow   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sanuki   
Northern Somali   

Where They Speak
Kagawa   
Gabon, Standard Somali   

How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00   
28
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Hakata   
Benaadir   

Where They Speak
Fukuoka   
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   

Dialect 3
Kansai   
Af-Ashraaf   

Where They Speak
kansai   
Standard Somali   

Total No. Of Dialects
31   
25
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million   
14
13.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.90 %   
10
Not Available   

Native Speakers
128.00 million   
9
8.00 million   
99+

Native Name
日本語   
af Soomaali   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   

French Name
japonais   
somali   

German Name
Japanisch   
Somali   

Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)   
Somalis   

History

Origin
1185   
19th century   

Language Family
Japonic Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Cushitic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Japanese   
Somali   

Language Position
8   
8
83   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese   
Somali Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ja   
so   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
jpn   
som   

ISO 639 2/B
jpn   
som   

ISO 639 3
jpn   
som   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1643   
soma1255   

Linguasphere
45-CAA-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Japanese and Somali Speaking population

Japanese and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Somali on Japanese vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Japanese and Somali Language Codes

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

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