Swedish and Somali
Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Sweden
Somalia
Second Language
Finland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Yemen
Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
- 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
Norwegian and Danish Language
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Old Norse Language
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
tacka dig
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
hur mår du
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
godnatt
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
god kväll
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
god morgon
Subax wanaagsan
I Love You
jag älskar dig
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
ursäkta mig
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Dialects
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Gabon
Gabon, Standard Somali
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Dialects
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Georgia
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Dialects
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
France
Standard Somali
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Svenska
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
suédois
somali
German Name
Schwedisch
Somali
Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes
Somalis
Origin
13th Century
19th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Cushitic
Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Swedish
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Swedish
Somali
Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
swed1254
soma1255
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Swedish 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 Swedish and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Swedish and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swedish are spoken in different Swedish Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swedish vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swedish dialects include: Dialects, Dialects. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swedish and Somali Speaking population
Swedish and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swedish and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Swedish and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swedish language is 0.13 % 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 Swedish and Somali on Swedish vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swedish and Somali Language Codes
Swedish and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swedish and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
