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Somali and Catalan


Catalan and Somali


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
6  
9

National Language
Somalia  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Spain  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East  
Europe  

Minority Language
Yemen  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
  
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
26  
8
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
23  
13

Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks  
12
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Hello  
Hola  

Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay  
Gràcies  

How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?  
Com estàs?  

Good Night
Habeenka Good  
Bona nit  

Good Evening
Evening Good  
Bona nit  

Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan  
Bona tarda  

Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan  
Bon dia  

Please
Fadlan  
Sisplau  

Sorry
sorry  
Perdó!  

Bye
caraysiiyo  
Adéu  

I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay  
T'estimo  

Excuse Me
iga raali ahow  
Dispensi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Somali  
Caló  

Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali  
France, Portugal, Spain  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
440,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Benaadir  
Valencian  

Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
2,400,000.00  
19

Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf  
Ribagorçan  

Where They Speak
Standard Somali  
Spain  

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million  
99+
9.20 million  
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
4.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
5.10 million  
28

Native Name
af Soomaali  
català  

Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  

French Name
somali  
catalan; valencien  

German Name
Somali  
Katalanisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  

Ethnicity
Somalis  
Catalan people  

History

Origin
19th century  
c. 1028  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Romance  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Catalan  

Standard Forms
Somali  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  

Language Position
83  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language  
Signed Catalan  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
so  
ca  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
som  
cat  

ISO 639 2/B
som  
cat  

ISO 639 3
som  
cat  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
soma1255  
stan1289  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-e  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Somali and Catalan Speaking population

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

Somali and Catalan Language Codes

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

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