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Somali vs Galician


Galician vs Somali


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia  
Galicia  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Somalia  
Galicia  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East  
Europe  

Minority Language
Yemen  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy  
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  

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.
  
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language  
Portuguese Language  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
21  
11
19  
9

Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks  
12
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Hello  
Ola  

Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay  
Grazas  

How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?  
Que tal estás?  

Good Night
Habeenka Good  
Boas noites  

Good Evening
Evening Good  
Boa tarde  

Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan  
Boa tarde  

Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan  
Bos días  

Please
Fadlan  
Por favor  

Sorry
sorry  
Síntoo!  

Bye
caraysiiyo  
Adeus  

I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay  
Ámote  

Excuse Me
iga raali ahow  
Perdoe!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Somali  
Eastern Galician  

Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali  
East Galicia  

Dialect 2
Benaadir  
Central Galician  

Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu  
Central Galicia  

Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf  
Western Galician  

Where They Speak
Standard Somali  
West Galicia  

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million  
99+
2.40 million  
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
2.40 million  
99+

Native Name
af Soomaali  
Galego  

Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga  
Galego, Gallego  

French Name
somali  
galicien  

German Name
Somali  
Galicisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[ɡaˈleɣo]  

Ethnicity
Somalis  
Not Available  

History

Origin
19th century  
c. 1175  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Somali  
Galician  

Language Position
83  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
so  
gl  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
som  
glg  

ISO 639 2/B
som  
glg  

ISO 639 3
som  
glg  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
soma1255  
gali1258  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-ab  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Somali and Galician Language History

Comparison of Somali vs Galician language history gives us differences between origin of Somali and Galician language. History of Somali language states that this language originated in 19th century whereas history of Galician language states that this language originated in c. 1175. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Somali and Galician Language History.

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Somali and Galician Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Somali and Galician greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Somali and Galician language. Somali word for "Hello" is Hello or Galician word for "Thank You" is Grazas. Find more of such common Somali Greetings and Galician Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Somali vs Galician Difficulty

The Somali vs Galician difficulty level basically depends on the number of Somali Alphabets and Galician Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Somali and Galician are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Somali and Galician, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Somali is 52 weeks while to learn Galician time required is Not Available.

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