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Xhosa and Somali


Somali and Xhosa


Countries

Countries
South Africa   
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
South Africa   
Somalia   

Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Africa, Middle East   

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho   
Yemen   

Regulated By
Not Available   
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   

Interesting Facts
  • Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
  • The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
  
  • 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
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   
Afar and Oromo Language   

Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   
Arabic Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10   
7
5   
2

How Many Consonants
43   
32
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
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
Molo   
Hello   

Thank You
Ndiyabulela   
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   

How Are You?
Unjani   
Sidee tahay ?   

Good Night
Ulale kakuhle   
Habeenka Good   

Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle   
Evening Good   

Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle   
galab wanaagsan   

Good Morning
Molo   
Subax wanaagsan   

Please
Ndicela   
Fadlan   

Sorry
Ndicela uxolo   
sorry   

Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle   
caraysiiyo   

I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda   
Waan ku jeclahay   

Excuse Me
Uxolo   
iga raali ahow   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gcaleka   
Northern Somali   

Where They Speak
South Africa   
Gabon, Standard Somali   

Dialect 2
Thembu   
Benaadir   

Where They Speak
South Africa   
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   

Dialect 3
Hlubi   
Af-Ashraaf   

Where They Speak
South Africa   
Standard Somali   

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.20 million   
99+
8.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million   
21
Not Available   

Native Name
isiXhosa   
af Soomaali   

Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa   
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   

French Name
xhosa   
somali   

German Name
Xhosa-Sprache   
Somali   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca   
Somalis   

History

Origin
16th Century   
19th century   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Benue-Congo   
Cushitic   

Branch
Bantu   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
isiXhosa   
Somali   

Language Position
Not Available   
83   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa   
Somali Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
xh   
so   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
xho   
som   

ISO 639 2/B
xho   
som   

ISO 639 3
xho   
som   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
xhos1239   
soma1255   

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Xhosa and Somali Speaking population

Xhosa and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % 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 Xhosa and Somali on Xhosa vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Xhosa and Somali Language Codes

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

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