Somali and Navajo
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
United States of America
National Language
Somalia
United States of America
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
North America
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.
- Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
- Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Apache Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
Ahéhee'
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?
Good Night
Habeenka Good
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'
Good Evening
Evening Good
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
Yá'át'ééh
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
Yá'át'ééh abíní
Please
Fadlan
T'aa shoodi
Sorry
sorry
Not available
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Ayóó ánííníshí
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
Shoohá
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Navajo1
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Arizona
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Navajo2
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
New Mexico
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Navajo3
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Utah
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
af Soomaali
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Navaho
French Name
somali
navaho
German Name
Somali
Navajo-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Somalis
Navajo people
Origin
19th century
1500 CE
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Athapascan
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Navajo
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Navajo Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
soma1255
nava1243
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic
All Somali and Navajo 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 Navajo dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Navajo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Navajo Dialects are spoken in different Navajo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Navajo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Navajo dialects include: Navajo1 , Navajo2. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Navajo Speaking population
Somali and Navajo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Navajo languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Navajo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Navajo 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 Navajo on Somali vs Navajo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Navajo Language Codes
Somali and Navajo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Navajo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.