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Somali and Vietnamese


Vietnamese and Somali


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
Vietnam   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Somalia   
Vietnam   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East   
Asia   

Minority Language
Yemen   
Czech Republic   

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.
  
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Chinese Language   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Chinese Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
37   
19

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
21   
11
21   
11

Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks   
12
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
Xin chào   

Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   
Cam on   

How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?   
Bạn khỏe không?   

Good Night
Habeenka Good   
Chúc ngủ ngon   

Good Evening
Evening Good   
Chào buổi tối   

Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan   
Chào buổi trưa   

Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan   
Chào buổi sáng   

Please
Fadlan   
xin vui lòng   

Sorry
sorry   
Xin lỗi   

Bye
caraysiiyo   
Tạm biệt   

I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay   
tôi yêu bạn   

Excuse Me
iga raali ahow   
Xin loi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Somali   
Northern Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali   
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac   

Dialect 2
Benaadir   
North-central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa   

Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf   
Mid-Central Vietnamese   

Where They Speak
Standard Somali   
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
5   
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
91.00 million   
16

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.14 %   
16

Native Speakers
8.00 million   
99+
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
16.00 million   
17

Native Name
af Soomaali   
tiếng việt (㗂越)   

Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet   

French Name
somali   
vietnamien   

German Name
Somali   
Vietnamesisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)   

Ethnicity
Somalis   
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   

History

Origin
19th century   
c. 1440   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Austroasiatic Family   

Subgroup
Cushitic   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese   

Standard Forms
Somali   
Standard Vietnamese   

Language Position
83   
99+
14   
13

Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language   
Vietnamese sign languages   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
so   
vi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
som   
vie   

ISO 639 2/B
som   
vie   

ISO 639 3
som   
vie   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
soma1255   
viet1252   

Linguasphere
No data available   
46-EBA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic, Isolating   

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

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Somali and Vietnamese Speaking population

Somali and Vietnamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Vietnamese languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Vietnamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Vietnamese language is 1.14 %. 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 Vietnamese on Somali vs Vietnamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Somali and Vietnamese Language Codes

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

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