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
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
13.00 million
  
99+
215.00 million
  
9
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
8.00 million
  
99+
196.00 million
  
7
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
19.00 million
  
16
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
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
Standard Forms
Somali
  
Bengali
  
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
so
  
bn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
som
  
ben
  
ISO 639 2/B
som
  
ben
  
ISO 639 3
som
  
ben
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
soma1255
  
beng1280
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
59-AAF-u
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available