Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
National Language
Somalia
  
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Karnataka
  
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Yemen
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
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.
  
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
  
Tamil
  
Derived From
Arabic Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
  
Telugu Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hello
  
హలో (Halō)
  
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Good Night
Habeenka Good
  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
Evening Good
  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Please
Fadlan
  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Sorry
sorry
  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
Bye
caraysiiyo
  
బై (Bai)
  
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
  
Waddar
  
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Benaadir
  
Chenchu
  
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
  
Manna-Dora
  
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
13.00 million
  
99+
80.00 million
  
20
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
8.00 million
  
99+
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
5.00 million
  
29
Native Name
af Soomaali
  
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
French Name
somali
  
télougou
  
German Name
Somali
  
Telugu-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Somalis
  
Telugu people
  
Origin
19th century
  
c. 575
  
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Cushitic
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Standard Forms
Somali
  
Telugu
  
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
so
  
te
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
som
  
tel
  
ISO 639 2/B
som
  
tel
  
ISO 639 3
som
  
tel
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
soma1255
  
telu1262
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available