Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
China, Mongolia
National Language
Somalia
China, Mongolia
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
Council for Language and Literature Work, State Language Council (Mongolia)
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.
- Mongolian was first written using Phagspa script in late 13th century.
- There is no connection between Mongolian, Japanese and Korean, but still in terms of grammar and sentence structure they are very similar.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Turkish Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Mongolian alphabets: Traditional Mongolian script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
Hello
Сайн уу (Sain uu)
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
та бүхэнд баярлалаа (ta bükhend bayarlalaa)
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
Юу байна? (Yuu baina?)
Good Night
Habeenka Good
Сайн шөнийн (Sain shöniin)
Good Evening
Evening Good
Сайн үдэш (Sain üdesh)
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
Сайн Үдээс хойш (Sain Üdees khoish)
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
Өглөөний мэнд (Öglöönii mend)
Please
Fadlan
Хэрэв (Kherev)
Sorry
sorry
Уучлаарай (Uuchlaarai)
Bye
caraysiiyo
Баяртай (Bayartai)
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Би чамд хайртай (Bi chamd khairtai)
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
Өршөөгөөрэй (Örshöögöörei)
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Khalkha Mongolian
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Mongolia
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Ordos Mongolian
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Mongolia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Khorchin Mongolian
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Mongolia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
af Soomaali
монгол (mongol) монгол хэл (mongol hêl)
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Not Available
French Name
somali
mongol
German Name
Somali
Mongolisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
/mɔŋɢɔ̆ɮ xiɮ/
Ethnicity
Somalis
Not Available
Origin
19th century
1224-1225
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Mongolic family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Mongolian
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Middle Mongolian, Classical Mongolian, Mongolian
Standard Forms
Somali
Khalkha, Southern Mongolian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Mongolian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
soma1255
mong1331
Linguasphere
No data available
part of 44-BAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Somali and Mongolian 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 Mongolian dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Mongolian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Mongolian Dialects are spoken in different Mongolian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Mongolian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Mongolian dialects include: Khalkha Mongolian , Ordos Mongolian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Mongolian Speaking population
Somali and Mongolian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Mongolian languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Mongolian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Mongolian 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 Mongolian on Somali vs Mongolian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Mongolian Language Codes
Somali and Mongolian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Mongolian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.