Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
Somalia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Yemen
Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
- There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
- 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
Norwegian and Swedish
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Old Norse Language
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
Danish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Mange tak
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
God nat
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
God aften
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
God morgen
Subax wanaagsan
I Love You
Jeg elsker dig
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
Undskyld mig
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Scanian
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Sweden
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Jutlandic
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Denmark
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Bornholmsk
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm
Standard Somali
Native Name
dansk
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
danois
somali
German Name
Dänisch
Somali
Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
[afsoomaali]
Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes
Somalis
Origin
c. 1100 AD
19th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
No early forms
Standard Forms
Rigsdansk
Somali
Signed Forms
Signed Danish
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
dani1284
soma1255
Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Danish 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 Danish and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Danish and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Danish are spoken in different Danish Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Danish vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Danish dialects include: Scanian, Jutlandic. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Danish and Somali Speaking population
Danish and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Danish and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Danish and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Danish language is 0.07 % 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 Danish and Somali on Danish vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Danish and Somali Language Codes
Danish and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Danish and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.