Somali and Igbo
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Nigeria
National Language
Somalia
Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Africa
Minority Language
Yemen
Equatorial Guinea
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
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 Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Not Available
Derived From
Arabic Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
dalụ
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
kedụ ka ịmere
Good Night
Habeenka Good
ka chi fo
Good Evening
Evening Good
mgbede ọma
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
ehihie ọma
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
ụtụtụ ọma
Bye
caraysiiyo
Not Available
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
ngọpụ
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Enuani
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Nigeria
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Not present
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
af Soomaali
igbo
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Ibo
German Name
Somali
Ibo-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
[iɡ͡boː]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Igbo people
Origin
19th century
30th Century BC
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Standard Igbo
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
soma1255
nucl1417
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative
All Somali and Igbo 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 Igbo dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Igbo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Igbo Dialects are spoken in different Igbo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Igbo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Igbo dialects include: Enuani , Ngwa. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Igbo Speaking population
Somali and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Igbo 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 Igbo on Somali vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Igbo Language Codes
Somali and Igbo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Igbo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
