Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
  
United States of America
  
National Language
Somalia
  
United States of America
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
  
North America
  
Minority Language
Yemen
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
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.
  
- Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
- Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
  
Apache Language
  
Derived From
Arabic Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Navajo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hello
  
Yá'át'ééh
  
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
  
Ahéhee'
  
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
  
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?
  
Good Night
Habeenka Good
  
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'
  
Good Evening
Evening Good
  
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní
  
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
  
Yá'át'ééh
  
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
  
Yá'át'ééh abíní
  
Please
Fadlan
  
T'aa shoodi
  
Sorry
sorry
  
Not available
  
Bye
caraysiiyo
  
Hágoónee’
  
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
  
Ayóó ánííníshí
  
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
  
Shoohá
  
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
  
Navajo1
  
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
  
Arizona
  
Dialect 2
Benaadir
  
Navajo2
  
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
  
New Mexico
  
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
  
Navajo3
  
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
  
Utah
  
How Many People Speak?
13.00 million
  
99+
1.70 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
8.00 million
  
99+
1.70 million
  
99+
Native Name
af Soomaali
  
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí
  
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
  
Navaho
  
French Name
somali
  
navaho
  
German Name
Somali
  
Navajo-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Somalis
  
Navajo people
  
Origin
19th century
  
1500 CE
  
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Dené–Yeniseian Family
  
Subgroup
Cushitic
  
Athapascan
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Somali
  
Navajo
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
  
Navajo Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
so
  
nv
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
som
  
nav
  
ISO 639 2/B
som
  
nav
  
ISO 639 3
som
  
nav
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
soma1255
  
nava1243
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic
  
Somali and Navajo 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 Navajo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Somali and Navajo language. Somali word for "Hello" is Hello or Navajo word for "Thank You" is Ahéhee'. Find more of such common Somali Greetings and Navajo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Somali vs Navajo Difficulty
The Somali vs Navajo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Somali Alphabets and Navajo 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 Navajo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Somali and Navajo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Somali is 52 weeks while to learn Navajo time required is 88 weeks.