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Sundanese and Somali


Somali and Sundanese


Countries

Countries
West Java   
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
Indonesia   
Somalia   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Middle East   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Yemen   

Regulated By
Not Available   
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   

Interesting Facts
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Madurese and Malay Languages   
Afar and Oromo Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Arabic Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
Not Available   
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
16   
6
21   
11

Scripts
Latin, Sundanese   
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
52 weeks   
12

Greetings

Hello
Halo   
Hello   

Thank You
Nuhun   
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   

How Are You?
Kumaha kabarna?   
Sidee tahay ?   

Good Night
Wilujeng kulem   
Habeenka Good   

Good Evening
Wilujeng wengi   
Evening Good   

Good Afternoon
Wilujeng siang   
galab wanaagsan   

Good Morning
Wilujeng énjing   
Subax wanaagsan   

Please
Mangga   
Fadlan   

Sorry
Hapunten   
sorry   

Bye
Wilujeng angkat   
caraysiiyo   

I Love You
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun   
Waan ku jeclahay   

Excuse Me
Punten   
iga raali ahow   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western dialect   
Northern Somali   

Where They Speak
Banten   
Gabon, Standard Somali   

Dialect 2
Northern dialect   
Benaadir   

Where They Speak
Bogor   
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   

Dialect 3
Priangan dialect   
Af-Ashraaf   

Where They Speak
Bandung   
Standard Somali   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
39.00 million   
32
13.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.57 %   
27
Not Available   

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
8.00 million   
99+

Native Name
Not Available   
af Soomaali   

Alternative Names
Priangan, Sunda   
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   

French Name
soundanais   
somali   

German Name
Sundanesisch   
Somali   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui   
Somalis   

History

Origin
5th century AD   
19th century   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Indonesian   
Cushitic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Sundanese   
Somali   

Language Position
Not Available   
83   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Somali Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
su   
so   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sun   
som   

ISO 639 2/B
sun   
som   

ISO 639 3
sun   
som   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
sund1251   
soma1255   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Sundanese and Somali Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Sundanese and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Sundanese and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sundanese are spoken in different Sundanese Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sundanese vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sundanese dialects include: Western dialect, Northern dialect. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Sundanese and Somali Speaking population

Sundanese and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sundanese and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Sundanese and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Sundanese and Somali on Sundanese vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sundanese and Somali Language Codes

Sundanese and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sundanese and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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