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
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Telugu Script
  
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
  
20
13.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Somali Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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
  
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.