1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.4 National Language
1.5 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.6 Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Africa, Middle East
1.7 Minority Language
1.8 Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
1.9 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.
- 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.
1.10 Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Afar and Oromo Language
1.11 Derived From
Arabic Language
Arabic Language
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
3.4 Phonology
3.4.1 How Many Vowels
4.7.4 How Many Consonants
4.8 Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
4.9 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
4.10 Hard to Learn
4.10.1 Language Levels
4.10.2 Time Taken to Learn
5 Greetings
5.1 Hello
5.2 Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
5.3 How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
Sidee tahay ?
5.4 Good Night
Habeenka Good
Habeenka Good
5.5 Good Evening
Evening Good
Evening Good
5.6 Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
galab wanaagsan
5.7 Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
Subax wanaagsan
5.8 Please
5.9 Sorry
5.10 Bye
5.11 I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Waan ku jeclahay
5.12 Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
iga raali ahow
6 Dialects
6.1 Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Northern Somali
6.1.1 Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Gabon, Standard Somali
6.1.2 How Many People Speak
6.2 Dialect 2
6.2.1 Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
6.2.2 How Many People Speak
6.3 Dialect 3
6.3.1 Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Standard Somali
6.3.2 How Many People Speak
6.4 Total No. Of Dialects
7 How Many People Speak
7.1 How Many People Speak?
13.00 million13.00 million
0.13
1200
7.2 Speaking Population
7.3 Native Speakers
8.00 million8.00 million
0.13
873
7.3.1 Second Language Speakers
7.3.2 Native Name
7.3.3 Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
7.3.4 French Name
7.3.5 German Name
7.4 Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
7.5 Ethnicity
8 History
8.1 Origin
19th century
19th century
8.2 Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
8.2.1 Subgroup
8.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Not Available
8.3 Language Forms
8.3.1 Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
8.3.2 Standard Forms
8.3.3 Language Position
8.3.4 Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Somali Sign Language
8.4 Scope
9 Code
9.1 ISO 639 1
9.2 ISO 639 2
9.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
9.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
9.3 ISO 639 3
9.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
9.5 Glottocode
9.6 Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
9.7 Types of Language
9.7.1 Language Type
9.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
9.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available