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Somali and Galician


Galician and Somali


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
Galicia   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Somalia   
Galicia   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East   
Europe   

Minority Language
Yemen   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)   

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.
  
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Portuguese Language   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
23   
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
21   
11
19   
9

Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks   
12
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
Ola   

Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   
Grazas   

How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?   
Que tal estás?   

Good Night
Habeenka Good   
Boas noites   

Good Evening
Evening Good   
Boa tarde   

Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan   
Boa tarde   

Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan   
Bos días   

Please
Fadlan   
Por favor   

Sorry
sorry   
Síntoo!   

Bye
caraysiiyo   
Adeus   

I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay   
Ámote   

Excuse Me
iga raali ahow   
Perdoe!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Somali   
Eastern Galician   

Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali   
East Galicia   

Dialect 2
Benaadir   
Central Galician   

Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   
Central Galicia   

Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf   
Western Galician   

Where They Speak
Standard Somali   
West Galicia   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.00 million   
99+
2.40 million   
99+

Native Name
af Soomaali   
Galego   

Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   
Galego, Gallego   

French Name
somali   
galicien   

German Name
Somali   
Galicisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ɡaˈleɣo]   

Ethnicity
Somalis   
Not Available   

History

Origin
19th century   
c. 1175   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Cushitic   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Medieval Galician   

Standard Forms
Somali   
Galician   

Language Position
83   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
so   
gl   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
som   
glg   

ISO 639 2/B
som   
glg   

ISO 639 3
som   
glg   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
soma1255   
gali1258   

Linguasphere
No data available   
51-AAA-ab   

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

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Somali and Galician Speaking population

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

Somali and Galician Language Codes

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

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