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Somali and Bhojpuri


Bhojpuri and Somali


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia  
India, No official status  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
0  
15

National Language
Somalia  
India  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East  
Asia  

Minority Language
Yemen  
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

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

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.
  
  • Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
  • In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language  
Maithili and Magahi  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
43  
23

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
11  
8

How Many Consonants
21  
11
34  
24

Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks  
12
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Hello  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)  

How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)  

Good Night
Habeenka Good  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Evening
Evening Good  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan  
राम राम (raam raam)  

Please
Fadlan  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)  

Sorry
sorry  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Bye
caraysiiyo  
प्रणाम (prannam)  

I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)  

Excuse Me
iga raali ahow  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Somali  
Caribbean Hindustani  

Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali  
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
16,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Benaadir  
Fiji Hindi  

Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu  
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
380,000.00  
31

Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf  
Tharu Bhojpuri  

Where They Speak
Standard Somali  
India  

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
13  
13

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million  
99+
40.00 million  
31

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.43 %  
31

Native Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
40.00 million  
24

Native Name
af Soomaali  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)  

Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas  

French Name
somali  
bhojpuri  

German Name
Somali  
Bhojpuri  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/  

Ethnicity
Somalis  
Not Available  

History

Origin
19th century  
19th Century  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Somali  
Bhojpuri  

Language Position
83  
99+
37  
29

Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
so  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
som  
bho  

ISO 639 2/B
som  
bho  

ISO 639 3
som  
bho  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
soma1255  
bhoj1246  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-sa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Somali and Bhojpuri Speaking population

Somali and Bhojpuri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Bhojpuri languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Bhojpuri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Bhojpuri language is 0.43 %. 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 Bhojpuri on Somali vs Bhojpuri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Somali and Bhojpuri Language Codes

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

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