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Somali and Albanian


Albanian and Somali


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
2   
13

National Language
Somalia   
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East   
Europe   

Minority Language
Yemen   
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania   

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana   

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
    •   

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Romanian   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
21   
11
29   
19

Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks   
12
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
Përshëndetje   

Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   
Ju faleminderit   

How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?   
Si jeni?   

Good Night
Habeenka Good   
natën e mirë   

Good Evening
Evening Good   
mirëmbrëma   

Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan   
mirëdita   

Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan   
mirëmengjes   

Please
Fadlan   
Ju lutem   

Sorry
sorry   
Me fal   

Bye
caraysiiyo   
mirupafshim   

I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay   
unë e dua ju   

Excuse Me
iga raali ahow   
Më falni   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Somali   
Gheg Albanian   

Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali   
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
3,400,000.00   
20

Dialect 2
Benaadir   
Tosk Albanian   

Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,800,000.00   
20

Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf   
Arbëresh   

Where They Speak
Standard Somali   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
100,000.00   
28

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.00 million   
99+
3.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
3.60 million   
31

Native Name
af Soomaali   
shqip / gjuha shqipe   

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

French Name
somali   
albanais   

German Name
Somali   
Albanisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ʃcip]   

Ethnicity
Somalis   
Albanians   

History

Origin
19th century   
1462 AD   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Cushitic   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Albanian   

Standard Forms
Somali   
Standard Albanian   

Language Position
83   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language   
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
so   
sq   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
som   
sqi   

ISO 639 2/B
som   
alb   

ISO 639 3
som   
sqi   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
soma1255   
alba1267   

Linguasphere
No data available   
55-AAA-aaa   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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

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Somali and Albanian Speaking population

Somali and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian 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 Somali and Albanian on Somali vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Somali and Albanian Language Codes

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

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