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Somali and Latvian


Latvian and Somali


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
European Union, Latvia   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
2   
13

National Language
Somalia   
Latvia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East   
Europe   

Minority Language
Yemen   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   
Latvian State Language Center   

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 first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
  • The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Lithuanian Language   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
9   
6

How Many Consonants
21   
11
24   
14

Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   
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   
Sveiki   

Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   
Paldies   

How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?   
Kā jums klājas?   

Good Night
Habeenka Good   
Ar labunakti   

Good Evening
Evening Good   
Labvakar   

Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan   
Labdien   

Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan   
Labrīt   

Please
Fadlan   
lūdzu   

Sorry
sorry   
Piedodiet!   

Bye
caraysiiyo   
Uz redzēšanos   

I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay   
Es tevi mīlu   

Excuse Me
iga raali ahow   
Piedodiet!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Somali   
Livonian   

Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali   
Latvia   

Dialect 2
Benaadir   
Middle Latvian   

Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   
Latvia   

Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf   
High Latvian   

Where They Speak
Standard Somali   
France, Latvia   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.00 million   
99+
1.75 million   
99+

Native Name
af Soomaali   
latviešu valoda   

Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   
Lettish   

French Name
somali   
letton   

German Name
Somali   
Lettisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Somalis   
Latvians or Letts   

History

Origin
19th century   
1530   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Cushitic   
Baltic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Somali   
Latvian   

Language Position
83   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language   
Latvian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
so   
lv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
som   
lav   

ISO 639 2/B
som   
lav   

ISO 639 3
som   
lav   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
not Available   

Glottocode
soma1255   
latv1249   

Linguasphere
No data available   
54-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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

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Somali and Latvian Speaking population

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

Somali and Latvian Language Codes

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

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