Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
  
India, Pakistan
  
National Language
Somalia
  
India, Pakistan
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Pakistan
  
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Yemen
  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
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.
  
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
  
Hindi Language
  
Derived From
Arabic Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hello
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Good Night
Habeenka Good
  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Good Evening
Evening Good
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Please
Fadlan
  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Sorry
sorry
  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Bye
caraysiiyo
  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
  
Pothohari
  
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Benaadir
  
Saraiki
  
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
  
Doabi
  
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
  
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
How Many People Speak?
13.00 million
  
99+
154.30 million
  
12
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
8.00 million
  
99+
100.00 million
  
11
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
54.30 million
  
12
Native Name
af Soomaali
  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
French Name
somali
  
pendjabi
  
German Name
Somali
  
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Availble
  
Ethnicity
Somalis
  
Punjabis
  
Origin
19th century
  
1000 AD
  
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Cushitic
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Standard Forms
Somali
  
Modern Punjabi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
so
  
pa
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
som
  
pan
  
ISO 639 2/B
som
  
pan
  
ISO 639 3
som
  
pan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
soma1255
  
panj1256
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional