Yoruba and Somali
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Nigeria
Somalia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Yemen
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
- 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
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
e dupe
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
ka a ale
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
e kaaro
Subax wanaagsan
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Gabon, Standard Somali
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Standard Somali
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Yorùbá
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
yoruba
somali
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Somali
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Somalis
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Cushitic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Somali
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
yoru1245
soma1255
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Not Available
All Yoruba 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 Yoruba and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Somali Speaking population
Yoruba and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % 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 Yoruba and Somali on Yoruba vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Somali Language Codes
Yoruba and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.