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Somali and Tamil


Tamil and Somali


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
6   
9

National Language
Somalia   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East   
Asia   

Minority Language
Yemen   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

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.
  
  • Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
  • The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
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Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
21   
11
18   
8

Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   
Tamil   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks   
12
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
Habeenka Good   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
Evening Good   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
Fadlan   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
sorry   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
caraysiiyo   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
iga raali ahow   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Somali   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali   
Kongu   

Dialect 2
Benaadir   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
Standard Somali   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
8.00 million   
99+
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
af Soomaali   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
somali   
tamoul   

German Name
Somali   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Somalis   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
19th century   
300 BC   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Cushitic   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Somali   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
83   
99+
18   
16

Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
so   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
som   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
som   
tam   

ISO 639 3
som   
tam   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
soma1255   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
No data available   
tami1289   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Somali and Tamil Speaking population

Somali and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. 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 Tamil on Somali vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Somali and Tamil Language Codes

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

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