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Swahili and Somali History


Somali and Swahili Language History


History

Origin
6th century   
19th century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Cushitic   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Swahili   
Somali   

Language Position
Not Available   
83   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Somali Sign Language   

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage   
Individual   

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Early forms of Swahili and Somali

The Early forms of Swahili and Somali explains the evolution of Swahili and Somali languages which is under Swahili and Somali history. The early forms give us the early stages of the language. By studying Swahili and Somali history we will understand how the Swahili and Somali languages were evolved and modified according to time.

  • Early forms of Swahili: No early forms.
  • Early forms of Somali: No early forms.
  • Standard forms of Swahili: Swahili.
  • Standard forms of Somali: Somali.
  • Signed forms of Swahili: Not Available
  • Signed forms of Somali: Not Available

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Swahili and Somali Language Family

In Swahili and Somali history, you will get to know about Swahili and Somali language family. Go through all languages which belong to Afro-Asiatic Languages and Niger-Congo Languages and explore more about them. A language family is defined as group of languages that are derived from common ancestors. Swahili is a part of Niger-Congo Family while Somali is a part of Afro-Asiatic Family. The subgroup and branch of Swahili is Benue-Congo and Bantu resp. The subgroup and branch of Somali is Cushitic and Not Available resp. Language families are subdivided into smaller units. Scripts used by these languages also depend upon their family. Check out the scripts used in Swahili and Somali language on Swahili vs Somali alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

Swahili vs Somali Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out Swahili vs Somali language rank. Swahili and Somali history gives you Swahili and Somali language rank. The Swahili language rank is not available. And Somali language rank is 83. The language which is at the higher position has maximum number of native speakers. If you want to know the number of native speakers then go to Swahili vs Somali.

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