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Somali and Dzongkha


Dzongkha and Somali


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
Bhutan   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Somalia   
Bhutan   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
India   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East   
Asia   

Minority Language
Yemen   
India   

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   
Dzongkha Development Commission   

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.
  
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Sikkimese Language   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Tibetan Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
95   
39

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
21   
11
30   
20

Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks   
12
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
Kuzoozangpo La   

Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   
Kaadinchhey La   

How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?   
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?   

Good Night
Habeenka Good   
lek shom ay zim   

Good Evening
Evening Good   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan   
Not Available   

Please
Fadlan   
Not Available   

Sorry
sorry   
Tsip maza   

Bye
caraysiiyo   
Log Jay Gay   

I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay   
Nga cheu lu ga   

Excuse Me
iga raali ahow   
Tsip maza   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Somali   
Laya   

Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,100.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Benaadir   
Lunana   

Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
700.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf   
Adap   

Where They Speak
Standard Somali   
Bhutan   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
Not Available   

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.00 million   
99+
0.17 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
0.47 million   
37

Native Name
af Soomaali   
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)   

Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar   

French Name
somali   
dzongkha   

German Name
Somali   
Dzongkha   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not available   

Ethnicity
Somalis   
Ngalop people   

History

Origin
19th century   
17th Century   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Cushitic   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Tibeto-Burman   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Somali   
Dzongkha   

Language Position
83   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
so   
dz   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
som   
dzo   

ISO 639 2/B
som   
dzo   

ISO 639 3
som   
dzo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
soma1255   
nucl1307   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data Available   

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

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Somali and Dzongkha Speaking population

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

Somali and Dzongkha Language Codes

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

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