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Thai and Somali


Somali and Thai


Countries

Countries
Thailand   
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
Thailand   
Somalia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Middle East   

Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos   
Yemen   

Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   

Interesting Facts
  • Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
  • You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  
  • 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
Lao Language   
Afar and Oromo Language   

Derived From
Khmer Language   
Arabic Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32   
21
5   
2

How Many Consonants
44   
33
21   
11

Scripts
Thai   
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
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
Hello   

Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)   
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   

How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)   
Sidee tahay ?   

Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)   
Habeenka Good   

Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
Evening Good   

Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)   
galab wanaagsan   

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)   
Subax wanaagsan   

Please
โปรด (Pord)   
Fadlan   

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
sorry   

Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)   
caraysiiyo   

I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)   
Waan ku jeclahay   

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
iga raali ahow   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan   
Northern Somali   

Where They Speak
Isan   
Gabon, Standard Somali   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Northern Thai   
Benaadir   

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand   
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00   
13
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Southern Thai   
Af-Ashraaf   

Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi   
Standard Somali   

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00   
8
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
13.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.85 %   
23
Not Available   

Native Speakers
20.00 million   
37
8.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million   
15
Not Available   

Native Name
ภาษาไทย   
af Soomaali   

Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   

French Name
thaï   
somali   

German Name
Thailändisch   
Somali   

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   
Somalis   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
19th century   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Cushitic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Thai   
Somali   

Language Position
47   
34
83   
99+

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language   
Somali Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
th   
so   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha   
som   

ISO 639 2/B
tha   
som   

ISO 639 3
tha   
som   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
thai1261   
soma1255   

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Not Available   

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

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Thai and Somali Speaking population

Thai and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Thai and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Thai and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 % 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 Thai and Somali on Thai vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Thai and Somali Language Codes

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

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