Afrikaans and Somali
Countries
South Africa
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
South Africa
Somalia
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Yemen
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
- 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
Dutch Language
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Dutch Language
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Dankie
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
goeie nag
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
Goeienaand
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
goeie more
Subax wanaagsan
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
-
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Benaadir
Where They Speak
-
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Namibia
Standard Somali
Native Name
Afrikaans
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
afrikaans
somali
German Name
Afrikaans
Somali
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
[afsoomaali]
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Somalis
Origin
17th Century
19th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Cushitic
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Somali
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
afri1274
soma1255
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
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All Afrikaans 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 Afrikaans and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Somali Speaking population
Afrikaans and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 %. 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 Afrikaans and Somali on Afrikaans vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Somali Language Codes
Afrikaans and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.