Somali and Basque
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
National Language
Somalia
France, Spain
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Yemen
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee
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.
- The Basque language is the oldest European language.
- Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Spanish
Derived From
Arabic Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
Eskerrik asko
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
Zer moduz?
Good Night
Habeenka Good
Gabon
Good Evening
Evening Good
Arratsalde on
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
Arratsalde on
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
Egun on
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Maite zaitut
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
Barkatu
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Navarro-Lapurdian
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
France
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Souletin
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
France, Soule, Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Biscayan
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Spain
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
af Soomaali
Not available
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense
French Name
somali
basque
German Name
Somali
Baskisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Somalis
Basque people
Origin
19th century
c. 1000
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Vasconic Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian
Standard Forms
Somali
Basque
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
soma1255
basq1248
Linguasphere
No data available
40-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative
All Somali and Basque 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 Basque dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Basque language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Basque Dialects are spoken in different Basque speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Basque Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Basque dialects include: Navarro-Lapurdian , Souletin. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Basque Speaking population
Somali and Basque speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Basque languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Basque Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Basque 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 Basque on Somali vs Basque where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Basque Language Codes
Somali and Basque language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Basque Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
