Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
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 in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Telugu Script
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Waddar
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Gabon, Standard Somali
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Chenchu
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Standard Somali
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
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
Origin
c. 575
19th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Cushitic
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Somali
Signed Forms
Not Available
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
telu1262
soma1255
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Telugu and Somali Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Telugu and Somali greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Somali language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Somali word for "Thank You" is Waad ku mahadsan tahay. Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Somali Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Telugu vs Somali Difficulty
The Telugu vs Somali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Somali Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Telugu and Somali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Somali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Somali time required is 52 weeks.
