Somali and Xhosa
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
South Africa
National Language
Somalia
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Africa
Minority Language
Yemen
Botswana, Lesotho
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.
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Arabic Language
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
Unjani
Good Night
Habeenka Good
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
Evening Good
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
Molo
Sorry
sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
caraysiiyo
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
South Africa
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Thembu
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
South Africa
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Hlubi
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
South Africa
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
af Soomaali
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
German Name
Somali
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Somalis
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
19th century
16th Century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
isiXhosa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
soma1255
xhos1239
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Somali and Xhosa 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 Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Xhosa Speaking population
Somali and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Xhosa on Somali vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Xhosa Language Codes
Somali and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
