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Somali vs Welsh


Welsh vs Somali


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
Wales   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Somalia   
Wales   

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   
Argentina, United Kingdom   

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   
Welsh Language Commissioner   

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 Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
English Language   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
British Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
21   
11
21   
11

Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks   
12
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
Helô   

Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   
Diolch   

How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?   
Sut ydych chi?   

Good Night
Habeenka Good   
Nos da   

Good Evening
Evening Good   
Noswaith dda   

Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan   
P'nawn da   

Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan   
Bore da   

Please
Fadlan   
os gwelwch yn dda   

Sorry
sorry   
Mae'n ddrwg gennym   

Bye
caraysiiyo   
Hwyl   

I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay   
Dw i'n dy garu di   

Excuse Me
iga raali ahow   
Esgusodwch fi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Somali   
Patagonian Welsh   

Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali   
Argentina   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
38,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Benaadir   
Y Wyndodeg   

Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   
Gwynedd   

Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf   
Y Bowyseg   

Where They Speak
Standard Somali   
Powys   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
8   
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.00 million   
99+
7.40 million   
99+

Native Name
af Soomaali   
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg   

Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   
Cymraeg   

French Name
somali   
gallois   

German Name
Somali   
Kymrisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]   

Ethnicity
Somalis   
Welsh people   

History

Origin
19th century   
9th Century   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Cushitic   
Celtic   

Branch
Not Available   
Brythonic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh   

Standard Forms
Somali   
Welsh   

Language Position
83   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
so   
cy   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
som   
cym   

ISO 639 2/B
som   
wel   

ISO 639 3
som   
cym   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
soma1255   
wels1247   

Linguasphere
No data available   
50-ABA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Historical   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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Somali and Welsh Language History

Comparison of Somali vs Welsh language history gives us differences between origin of Somali and Welsh language. History of Somali language states that this language originated in 19th century whereas history of Welsh language states that this language originated in 9th Century. 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 Welsh Language History.

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

Somali vs Welsh Difficulty

The Somali vs Welsh difficulty level basically depends on the number of Somali Alphabets and Welsh 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 Welsh are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Somali and Welsh, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Somali is 52 weeks while to learn Welsh time required is 30 weeks.

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