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Somali and Quechua


Quechua and Somali


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
6   
9

National Language
Somalia   
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East   
South 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.
  
  • One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
  • Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
31   
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
21   
11
26   
16

Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks   
12
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
Rimaykullayki   

Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   
Solpayki   

How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?   
Allillanchu   

Good Night
Habeenka Good   
Allin tuta   

Good Evening
Evening Good   
Wuynas nuchis   

Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan   
Wuynas tardis   

Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan   
Wuynus diyas   

Please
Fadlan   
Not Available   

Sorry
sorry   
Pampachaykuway   

Bye
caraysiiyo   
bye   

I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay   
Kuyayki   

Excuse Me
iga raali ahow   
Pampachaway   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Somali   
Ancash   

Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali   
Peru   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
920,000.00   
29

Dialect 2
Benaadir   
Huánuco   

Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   
Peru   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
190,000.00   
33

Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf   
Yaru   

Where They Speak
Standard Somali   
Peru   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
150,000.00   
25

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
10   
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
8.00 million   
99+
8.90 million   
99+

Native Name
af Soomaali   
Qhichwa   

Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   
North La Paz Quechua   

French Name
somali   
quechua   

German Name
Somali   
Quechua-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Somalis   
Quechua   

History

Origin
19th century   
16th Century   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Quechumaran Family   

Subgroup
Cushitic   
Andean Equatorial   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Somali   
Quechua   

Language Position
83   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
so   
qu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
som   
que   

ISO 639 2/B
som   
que   

ISO 639 3
som   
que   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
soma1255   
quec1387   

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   
Agglutinative, Synthetic   

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

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Somali and Quechua Speaking population

Somali and Quechua speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Quechua languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Quechua Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Quechua language is 0.13 %. 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 Quechua on Somali vs Quechua where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Somali and Quechua Language Codes

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

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