Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
National Language
Somalia
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Asia
Minority Language
Yemen
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
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.
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Assamese and Oriya
Derived From
Arabic Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Good Night
Habeenka Good
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Good Evening
Evening Good
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Please
Fadlan
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Sorry
sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Bye
caraysiiyo
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Chakma
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Bangladesh, Burma, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Hajong
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Rarhi
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
India
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
af Soomaali
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
French Name
somali
bengali
German Name
Somali
Bengali
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not available
Ethnicity
Somalis
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Origin
19th century
1000–1200 CE
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
No early forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Standard Forms
Somali
Bengali
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
soma1255
beng1280
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-u
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Somali and Bengali 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 Bengali dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Bengali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Bengali Dialects are spoken in different Bengali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Bengali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Bengali dialects include: Chakma , Hajong. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Bengali Speaking population
Somali and Bengali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Bengali languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Bengali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 %. 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 Bengali on Somali vs Bengali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Bengali Language Codes
Somali and Bengali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Bengali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
