Somali and Swedish
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
National Language
Somalia
Sweden
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Finland
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Antartica, Europe
Minority Language
Yemen
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
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.
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Norwegian and Danish Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Old Norse Language
Alphabets in
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
tacka dig
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
hur mår du
Good Night
Habeenka Good
godnatt
Good Evening
Evening Good
god kväll
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
god eftermiddag
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
god morgon
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
jag älskar dig
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
ursäkta mig
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Dialects
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Gabon
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Dialects
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Georgia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Dialects
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
France
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
af Soomaali
Svenska
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Ruotsi, Svenska
French Name
somali
suédois
German Name
Somali
Schwedisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Swedes, Finland Swedes
Origin
19th century
13th Century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Germanic
Branch
Not Available
Northern (Scandinavian)
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Swedish
Standard Forms
Somali
Standard Swedish
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
soma1255
swed1254
Linguasphere
No data available
52-AAA-ck to -cw
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Somali and Swedish 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 Swedish dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Swedish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Swedish Dialects are spoken in different Swedish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Swedish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Swedish dialects include: Dialects , Dialects. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Swedish Speaking population
Somali and Swedish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Swedish languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Swedish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Swedish 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 Swedish on Somali vs Swedish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Swedish Language Codes
Somali and Swedish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Swedish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
