Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
India, Karnataka, India
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 in
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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)
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Badaga
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
kerala
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Kurumba
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
Origin
19th century
c. 450
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
Somali
Modern Kannada
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
soma1255
nucl1305
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
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.
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.