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Somali and Swahili History


Swahili and Somali Language History


History

Origin
19th century   
6th century   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Cushitic   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Somali   
Swahili   

Language Position
83   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual, Macrolanguage   

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Early forms of Somali and Swahili

The Early forms of Somali and Swahili explains the evolution of Somali and Swahili languages which is under Somali and Swahili history. The early forms give us the early stages of the language. By studying Somali and Swahili history we will understand how the Somali and Swahili languages were evolved and modified according to time.

  • Early forms of Somali: No early forms.
  • Early forms of Swahili: No early forms.
  • Standard forms of Somali: Somali.
  • Standard forms of Swahili: Swahili.
  • Signed forms of Somali: Somali Sign Language
  • Signed forms of Swahili: Somali Sign Language

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Somali and Swahili Language Family

In Somali and Swahili history, you will get to know about Somali and Swahili language family. Go through all languages which belong to Afro-Asiatic Languages and Niger-Congo Languages and explore more about them. A language family is defined as group of languages that are derived from common ancestors. Somali is a part of Afro-Asiatic Family while Swahili is a part of Niger-Congo Family. The subgroup and branch of Somali is Cushitic and Not Available resp. The subgroup and branch of Swahili is Benue-Congo and Bantu resp. Language families are subdivided into smaller units. Scripts used by these languages also depend upon their family. Check out the scripts used in Somali and Swahili language on Somali vs Swahili alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

Somali vs Swahili Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out Somali vs Swahili language rank. Somali and Swahili history gives you Somali and Swahili language rank. The Somali language rank is 83. And Swahili language rank is not available. The language which is at the higher position has maximum number of native speakers. If you want to know the number of native speakers then go to Somali vs Swahili.

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