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Somali and Greek


Greek and Somali


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
3   
12

National Language
Somalia   
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Roman Empire   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Yemen   
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   

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.
  
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Armenian   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
24   
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
21   
11
17   
7

Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   
Arabic, Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks   
12
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
γεια σας (geia sas)   

Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   

How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?   
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   

Good Night
Habeenka Good   
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   

Good Evening
Evening Good   
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   

Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan   
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   

Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan   
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   

Please
Fadlan   
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   

Sorry
sorry   
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   

Bye
caraysiiyo   
αντίο (antío)   

I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay   
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   

Excuse Me
iga raali ahow   
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Somali   
Cappadocian Greek   

Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali   
Greece   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,800.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Benaadir   
Griko   

Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
50,000.00   
38

Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf   
Mariupol   

Where They Speak
Standard Somali   
Ukraine   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
25   
21

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.18 %   
99+

Native Speakers
8.00 million   
99+
13.00 million   
99+

Native Name
af Soomaali   
ελληνικά   

Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   

French Name
somali   
grec moderne (après 1453)   

German Name
Somali   
Neugriechisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[eliniˈka]   

Ethnicity
Somalis   
Greeks or Hellenes   

History

Origin
19th century   
1500 BC   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Cushitic   
Hellenic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   

Standard Forms
Somali   
Modern Greek   

Language Position
83   
99+
74   
99+

Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language   
Greek Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
so   
el   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
som   
ell   

ISO 639 2/B
som   
gre   

ISO 639 3
som   
ell   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
ells   

Glottocode
soma1255   
gree1276   

Linguasphere
No data available   
56-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Somali and Greek Speaking population

Somali and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Somali vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Somali and Greek Language Codes

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

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