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Telugu and Somali


Somali and Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
3   
12

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India   
Somalia   

Second Language
Karnataka   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Middle East   

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu   
Yemen   

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   

Interesting Facts
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  
  • 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
Tamil   
Afar and Oromo Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Arabic Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60   
35
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19   
16
5   
2

How Many Consonants
41   
30
21   
11

Scripts
Telugu Script   
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
52 weeks   
12

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)   
Hello   

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   
Sidee tahay ?   

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   
Habeenka Good   

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   
Evening Good   

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   
galab wanaagsan   

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   
Subax wanaagsan   

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   
Fadlan   

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   
sorry   

Bye
బై (Bai)   
caraysiiyo   

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   
Waan ku jeclahay   

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   
iga raali ahow   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar   
Northern Somali   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   
Gabon, Standard Somali   

How Many People Speak
170,000.00   
39
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Chenchu   
Benaadir   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   

How Many People Speak
26,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora   
Af-Ashraaf   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   
Standard Somali   

How Many People Speak
30,000.00   
32
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
38   
28
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million   
20
13.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.15 %   
15
Not Available   

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
8.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million   
29
Not Available   

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)   
af Soomaali   

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   

French Name
télougou   
somali   

German Name
Telugu-Sprache   
Somali   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Telugu people   
Somalis   

History

Origin
c. 575   
19th century   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Cushitic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Telugu   
Somali   

Language Position
15   
14
83   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Somali Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
te   
so   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel   
som   

ISO 639 2/B
tel   
som   

ISO 639 3
tel   
som   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
telu1262   
soma1255   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Telugu 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 Telugu and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Telugu and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Telugu are spoken in different Telugu Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Telugu vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Telugu dialects include: Waddar, Chenchu. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Telugu and Somali Speaking population

Telugu and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % 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 Telugu and Somali on Telugu vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Somali Language Codes

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

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