Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
India, No official status
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 in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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)
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
How Many People Speak
Not Available
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
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
India
Speaking Population
Not Available
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
Origin
19th century
19th Century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Bhojpuri
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
so
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
soma1255
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-sa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
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.
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.