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Welsh and Somali


Somali and Welsh


Countries

Countries
Wales   
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
Wales   
Somalia   

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

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Africa, Middle East   

Minority Language
Argentina, United Kingdom   
Yemen   

Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner   
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   

Interesting Facts
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  
  • 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
English Language   
Afar and Oromo Language   

Derived From
British Language   
Arabic Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29   
11
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
21   
11
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
52 weeks   
12

Greetings

Hello
Helô   
Hello   

Thank You
Diolch   
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   

How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?   
Sidee tahay ?   

Good Night
Nos da   
Habeenka Good   

Good Evening
Noswaith dda   
Evening Good   

Good Afternoon
P'nawn da   
galab wanaagsan   

Good Morning
Bore da   
Subax wanaagsan   

Please
os gwelwch yn dda   
Fadlan   

Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym   
sorry   

Bye
Hwyl   
caraysiiyo   

I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di   
Waan ku jeclahay   

Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi   
iga raali ahow   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh   
Northern Somali   

Where They Speak
Argentina   
Gabon, Standard Somali   

How Many People Speak
38,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg   
Benaadir   

Where They Speak
Gwynedd   
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   

Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg   
Af-Ashraaf   

Where They Speak
Powys   
Standard Somali   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.40 million   
99+
13.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
7.40 million   
99+
8.00 million   
99+

Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg   
af Soomaali   

Alternative Names
Cymraeg   
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   

French Name
gallois   
somali   

German Name
Kymrisch   
Somali   

Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Welsh people   
Somalis   

History

Origin
9th Century   
19th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Cushitic   

Branch
Brythonic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Welsh   
Somali   

Language Position
Not Available   
83   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Somali Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
cy   
so   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cym   
som   

ISO 639 2/B
wel   
som   

ISO 639 3
cym   
som   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
wels1247   
soma1255   

Linguasphere
50-ABA   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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

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Welsh and Somali Speaking population

Welsh and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Welsh and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Welsh and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Welsh language is Not Available 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 Welsh and Somali on Welsh vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Welsh and Somali Language Codes

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

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