Somali and Tulu
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
India
National Language
Somalia
India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Asia
Minority Language
Yemen
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Not Available
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.
- Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
- Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Kannada Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
Mast Upakara.
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
Yencha Ullar?
Good Night
Habeenka Good
yedde rathre
Good Evening
Evening Good
yedde baiyya
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
yedde madhyana
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
yedde kaande
Please
Fadlan
Daya maltadu
Sorry
sorry
Yenna thapu aandu
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
Kshamisi
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Brahmin tulu
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Tamil Nadu
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Girijan
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Tamil Nadu
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
af Soomaali
Tulu
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa
French Name
somali
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German Name
Somali
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Pronunciation
Not Available
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Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Tulu
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
so
No data available
ISO 639 2/T
som
Not Available
ISO 639 2/B
som
Not Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
soma1255
tulu1258
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Somali and Tulu 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 Tulu dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Tulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Tulu Dialects are spoken in different Tulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Tulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Tulu dialects include: Brahmin tulu , Jain. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Tulu Speaking population
Somali and Tulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Tulu languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Tulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Tulu 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 Tulu on Somali vs Tulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Tulu Language Codes
Somali and Tulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Tulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.