Swahili and Somali
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Somalia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Yemen
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- 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
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Asante
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
Habari gani?
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
Usiku mwema
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
Subax wanaagsan
I Love You
nakupenda
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
Samahani
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Standard Somali
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
swahili
somali
German Name
Swahili
Somali
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Somalis
Origin
6th century
19th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Cushitic
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Swahili
Somali
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
swah1254
soma1255
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Swahili 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 Swahili and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Somali Speaking population
Swahili and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available 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 Swahili and Somali on Swahili vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Somali Language Codes
Swahili and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.