Somali and Somali
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Somalia
Somalia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Yemen
Yemen
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
Habeenka Good
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
Evening Good
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
Subax wanaagsan
Bye
caraysiiyo
caraysiiyo
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Standard Somali
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
af Soomaali
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
somali
somali
German Name
Somali
Somali
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Somalis
Somalis
Origin
19th century
19th century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Cushitic
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Somali
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
soma1255
soma1255
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
Not Available
All Somali and Somali 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 Somali dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Somali Speaking population
Somali and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali 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 Somali on Somali vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Somali Language Codes
Somali and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.