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Somali and Madurese


Madurese and Somali


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
5   
10

National Language
Somalia   
Indonesia, Island of Madura   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East   
Asia   

Minority Language
Yemen   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Malay and Javanese Languages   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
21   
11
21   
11

Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks   
12
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
Halo   

Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   
matur nuwun   

How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?   
piye kabare?   

Good Night
Habeenka Good   
wengi sing apik   

Good Evening
Evening Good   
Sugeng sọnten   

Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan   
Sugeng siang   

Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan   
Sugeng énjing   

Please
Fadlan   
Not Available   

Sorry
sorry   
Nyuwun pangapunten   

Bye
caraysiiyo   
Not Available   

I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay   
Kula tresna panjengan   

Excuse Me
iga raali ahow   
Nuwun séwu   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Somali   
Kangean   

Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali   
Indonesia   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
110,000.00   
40

Dialect 2
Benaadir   
Bawean   

Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   
Indonesia   

Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf   
Bangkalan   

Where They Speak
Standard Somali   
Indonesia   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.23 %   
99+

Native Speakers
8.00 million   
99+
15.00 million   
40

Native Name
af Soomaali   
Madurese   

Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura   

French Name
somali   
madourais   

German Name
Somali   
Maduresisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Somalis   
Madurese   

History

Origin
19th century   
Not Available   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Cushitic   
Indonesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Somali   
Madurese   

Language Position
83   
99+
69   
99+

Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
so   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
som   
mad   

ISO 639 2/B
som   
mad   

ISO 639 3
som   
mad   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
soma1255   
madu1247   

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

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Somali and Madurese Speaking population

Somali and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 %. 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 Madurese on Somali vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Somali and Madurese Language Codes

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

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