Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Somalia
Second Language
Spain
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Yemen
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
- 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Latin
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Gràcies
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
Com estàs?
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
Bona nit
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
Bona nit
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
Bon dia
Subax wanaagsan
I Love You
T'estimo
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Caló
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Valencian
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Spain
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Spain
Standard Somali
Native Name
català
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
catalan; valencien
somali
German Name
Katalanisch
Somali
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
[afsoomaali]
Ethnicity
Catalan people
Somalis
Origin
c. 1028
19th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Romance
Cushitic
Early Forms
Old Catalan
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Somali
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
stan1289
soma1255
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Catalan 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 Catalan and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Catalan and Somali Speaking population
Catalan and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 % 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 Catalan and Somali on Catalan vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Catalan and Somali Language Codes
Catalan and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.