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Navajo and Somali


Somali and Navajo


Countries

Countries
United States of America   
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
United States of America   
Somalia   

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

Speaking Continents
North America   
Africa, Middle East   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Yemen   

Regulated By
Not Available   
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   

Interesting Facts
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  
  • 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
Apache Language   
Afar and Oromo Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Arabic Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36   
18
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
5   
2

How Many Consonants
34   
24
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
52 weeks   
12

Greetings

Hello
Yá'át'ééh   
Hello   

Thank You
Ahéhee'   
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   

How Are You?
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?   
Sidee tahay ?   

Good Night
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'   
Habeenka Good   

Good Evening
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní   
Evening Good   

Good Afternoon
Yá'át'ééh   
galab wanaagsan   

Good Morning
Yá'át'ééh abíní   
Subax wanaagsan   

Please
T'aa shoodi   
Fadlan   

Sorry
Not available   
sorry   

Bye
Hágoónee’   
caraysiiyo   

I Love You
Ayóó ánííníshí   
Waan ku jeclahay   

Excuse Me
Shoohá   
iga raali ahow   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navajo1   
Northern Somali   

Where They Speak
Arizona   
Gabon, Standard Somali   

Dialect 2
Navajo2   
Benaadir   

Where They Speak
New Mexico   
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   

Dialect 3
Navajo3   
Af-Ashraaf   

Where They Speak
Utah   
Standard Somali   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
1.70 million   
99+
8.00 million   
99+

Native Name
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí   
af Soomaali   

Alternative Names
Navaho   
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   

French Name
navaho   
somali   

German Name
Navajo-Sprache   
Somali   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Navajo people   
Somalis   

History

Origin
1500 CE   
19th century   

Language Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Athapascan   
Cushitic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Navajo   
Somali   

Language Position
Not Available   
83   
99+

Signed Forms
Navajo Sign Language   
Somali Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
nv   
so   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nav   
som   

ISO 639 2/B
nav   
som   

ISO 639 3
nav   
som   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nava1243   
soma1255   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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All Navajo 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 Navajo and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Navajo and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Navajo are spoken in different Navajo Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Navajo vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Navajo dialects include: Navajo1, Navajo2. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Navajo and Somali Speaking population

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

Navajo and Somali Language Codes

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

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