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Somali vs Oriya


Oriya vs Somali


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
India   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Somalia   
India   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East   
Asia   

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.
  
  • The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
  • Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Bengali and Assamese   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
42   
22

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
11   
8

How Many Consonants
21   
11
31   
21

Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks   
12
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)   

Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)   

How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?   
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)   

Good Night
Habeenka Good   
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)   

Good Evening
Evening Good   
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)   

Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan   
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)   

Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan   
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)   

Please
Fadlan   
Not Available   

Sorry
sorry   
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)   

Bye
caraysiiyo   
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)   

I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay   
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)   

Excuse Me
iga raali ahow   
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Somali   
Baleswari   

Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali   
India   

Dialect 2
Benaadir   
Ganjami   

Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   
India   

Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf   
Kosli   

Where They Speak
Standard Somali   
India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
520,000.00   
21

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
33.00 million   
34

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.50 %   
29

Native Speakers
8.00 million   
99+
33.00 million   
28

Native Name
af Soomaali   
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)   

Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia   

French Name
somali   
oriya   

German Name
Somali   
Oriya-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈoɽia]   

Ethnicity
Somalis   
Odias   

History

Origin
19th century   
3 BC   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Cushitic   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Somali   
Standard Odia   

Language Position
83   
99+
32   
26

Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language   
Indian Signing System   

Scope
Individual   
Individual, Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
so   
or   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
som   
ori   

ISO 639 2/B
som   
ori   

ISO 639 3
som   
ori   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
soma1255   
macr1269   

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   
Not Available   

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Somali and Oriya Language History

Comparison of Somali vs Oriya language history gives us differences between origin of Somali and Oriya language. History of Somali language states that this language originated in 19th century whereas history of Oriya language states that this language originated in 3 BC. 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 Oriya Language History.

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Somali and Oriya 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 Oriya greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Somali and Oriya language. Somali word for "Hello" is Hello or Oriya word for "Thank You" is ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad). Find more of such common Somali Greetings and Oriya Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Somali vs Oriya Difficulty

The Somali vs Oriya difficulty level basically depends on the number of Somali Alphabets and Oriya 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 Oriya are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Somali and Oriya, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Somali is 52 weeks while to learn Oriya time required is 44 weeks.

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