Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Somalia
Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
Yemen
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
- 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
- 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
Romanian
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ju faleminderit
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
Si jeni?
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
natën e mirë
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
mirëmbrëma
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
mirëdita
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
mirëmengjes
Subax wanaagsan
Bye
mirupafshim
caraysiiyo
I Love You
unë e dua ju
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
Më falni
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Arbëresh
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Italy
Standard Somali
Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Shqip
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
albanais
somali
German Name
Albanisch
Somali
Pronunciation
[ʃcip]
[afsoomaali]
Ethnicity
Albanians
Somalis
Origin
1462 AD
19th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Early Forms
Old Albanian
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Albanian
Somali
Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
alba1267
soma1255
Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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All Albanian 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 Albanian and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Albanian and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Albanian are spoken in different Albanian Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Albanian vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Albanian dialects include: Gheg Albanian, Tosk Albanian. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Albanian and Somali Speaking population
Albanian and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Albanian and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Albanian and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Albanian language is 0.11 % 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 Albanian and Somali on Albanian vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Albanian and Somali Language Codes
Albanian and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Albanian and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.