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Somali and Yoruba


Yoruba and Somali


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
Benin, Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
2   
13

National Language
Somalia   
Nigeria   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East   
Africa   

Minority Language
Yemen   
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   
Yoruba Academy   

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.
  
  • One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
  • In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Owo and Itsekiri languages   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200   

Alphabets
26   
8
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
21   
11
17   
7

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
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
Ẹ n lẹ   

Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   
e dupe   

How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?   
Bawo ni o se wa   

Good Night
Habeenka Good   
Kasun layọ o   

Good Evening
Evening Good   
ka a ale   

Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan   
e kaasan   

Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan   
e kaaro   

Please
Fadlan   
Jowo   

Sorry
sorry   
binu   

Bye
caraysiiyo   
bye   

I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay   
mo nifẹ rẹ   

Excuse Me
iga raali ahow   
mo tọrọ gafara   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Somali   
Itsekiri   

Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
500,000.00   
34

Dialect 2
Benaadir   
Ede   

Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   
Benin, Togo   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
800,000.00   
27

Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf   
Ulukwumi   

Where They Speak
Standard Somali   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
10,000.00   
34

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
30.00 million   
36

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.42 %   
32

Native Speakers
8.00 million   
99+
28.00 million   
29

Native Name
af Soomaali   
Yorùbá   

Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   
Yariba, Yooba   

French Name
somali   
yoruba   

German Name
Somali   
Yoruba-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Somalis   
Yoruba people   

History

Origin
19th century   
4 BC   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Cushitic   
Western Sudanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Kwa   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Somali   
Yorùbá   

Language Position
83   
99+
49   
36

Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language   
Yoruba Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
so   
yo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
som   
yor   

ISO 639 2/B
som   
yor   

ISO 639 3
som   
yor   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
soma1255   
yoru1245   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

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

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Somali and Yoruba Speaking population

Somali and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 %. 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 Yoruba on Somali vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Somali and Yoruba Language Codes

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

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