Bosnian and Somali
Countries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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
Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Yemen
Regulated By
University of Sarajevo
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- South Slavic language group developed Bosnian Language.
- The muslim Bosnians are referred as "Bosniaks", who are the primary speakers of Bosnian 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
Serbian and Croatian
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Cyrillic, Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Hvala
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
Kako si?
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
Laku noc
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
Dobro veće
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
Dobar dan
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
Dobro jutro
Subax wanaagsan
I Love You
Volim te
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
Oprostite
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Shtokavian
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Bosnia, Croatia, Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Chakavian
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Croatia
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Kajkavian
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Croatia
Standard Somali
Native Name
bosanski / босански / بۉسانسقى
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Bosanski Jezik
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
bosniaque
somali
German Name
Bosnisch
Somali
Pronunciation
[bɔ̌sanskiː]
[afsoomaali]
Ethnicity
Bosniaks
Somalis
Origin
19th Century
19th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Bosnian
Somali
Signed Forms
Bosnian Sign Language
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
bosn1245
soma1255
Linguasphere
part of 53-AAA-g
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
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All Bosnian 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 Bosnian and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Bosnian and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bosnian are spoken in different Bosnian Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bosnian vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bosnian dialects include: Shtokavian, Chakavian. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Bosnian and Somali Speaking population
Bosnian and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bosnian and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Bosnian and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bosnian language is 0.13 % 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 Bosnian and Somali on Bosnian vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Bosnian and Somali Language Codes
Bosnian and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Bosnian and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.