Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
National Language
Somalia
India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Asia
Minority Language
Yemen
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
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.
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Konkani Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
Habeenka Good
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
Evening Good
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
Fadlan
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Bye
caraysiiyo
बाय (Bāya)
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Kokan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Varhadi
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Vidarbha
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Khandesh
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
af Soomaali
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
French Name
somali
marathe
German Name
Somali
Marathi
Pronunciation
Not Available
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Marathi people
Origin
19th century
10th century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
No early forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Somali
Marathi
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
soma1255
mara1378
Linguasphere
No data available
omr
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Somali and Marathi 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 Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Somali and Marathi language. Somali word for "Hello" is Hello or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Somali Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Somali vs Marathi Difficulty
The Somali vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Somali Alphabets and Marathi 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 Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Somali and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Somali is 52 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.
