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Somali and Kannada


Kannada and Somali


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia  
India, Karnataka, India  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Somalia  
Karnataka, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Goa  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East  
Asia  

Minority Language
Yemen  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  

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.
  
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language  
Telugu  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
49  
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
14  
11

How Many Consonants
21  
11
35  
25

Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya  
Kannada Script  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks  
12
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Hello  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  

Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  

How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  

Good Night
Habeenka Good  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
Evening Good  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  

Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  

Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  

Please
Fadlan  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  

Sorry
sorry  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  

Bye
caraysiiyo  
ಬೈ (Bai)  

I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  

Excuse Me
iga raali ahow  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Somali  
Badaga  

Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
540,000.00  
33

Dialect 2
Benaadir  
Urali  

Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu  
kerala  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
6,440.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf  
Kurumba  

Where They Speak
Standard Somali  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
220,000.00  
23

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million  
99+
49.00 million  
29

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.58 %  
26

Native Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
11.00 million  
21

Native Name
af Soomaali  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  

Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  

French Name
somali  
kannada  

German Name
Somali  
Kannada  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  

Ethnicity
Somalis  
Kannadiga  

History

Origin
19th century  
c. 450  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Kannada, Kannada  

Standard Forms
Somali  
Modern Kannada  

Language Position
83  
99+
31  
25

Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
so  
kn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
som  
kan  

ISO 639 2/B
som  
kan  

ISO 639 3
som  
kan  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
soma1255  
nucl1305  

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

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Somali and Kannada Speaking population

Somali and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. 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 Kannada on Somali vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Somali and Kannada Language Codes

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

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