Somali and Hebrew
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Israel
National Language
Somalia
Israel
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Israel
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Africa, Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Yemen
Poland
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Academy of the Hebrew Language
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.
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
Aramaic Language
Alphabets in
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Hebrew
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Hello
שלום (Shalom)
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
תודה (Toda)
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
Good Night
Habeenka Good
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
Good Evening
Evening Good
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
Please
Fadlan
בבקשה (bevekshah)
Sorry
sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)
Bye
caraysiiyo
להתראות (Lehitraot)
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
בבקשה!
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Israel
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Samaritan Hebrew
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Israel, Palestine
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Yemenite Hebrew
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Israel
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
af Soomaali
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Israeli, Ivrit
French Name
somali
hébreu
German Name
Somali
Hebräisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Not Available
Origin
19th century
1000 BC
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Semitic
Branch
Not Available
Canaanitic
Early Forms
No early forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
Standard Forms
Somali
Modern Hebrew
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Signed Hebrew
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
soma1255
hebr1246
Linguasphere
No data available
12-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
All Somali and Hebrew 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 Hebrew dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Hebrew language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Hebrew Dialects are spoken in different Hebrew speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Hebrew Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Hebrew dialects include: Ashkenazi Hebrew , Samaritan Hebrew. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Hebrew Speaking population
Somali and Hebrew speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Hebrew languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Hebrew Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Hebrew 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 Hebrew on Somali vs Hebrew where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Hebrew Language Codes
Somali and Hebrew language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Hebrew Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
