Estonian and Somali
Countries
Estonia, European Union
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Estonia, Gambia
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
Denmark, Russia, Sweden
Yemen
Regulated By
Institute of the Estonian Language
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
- Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish 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
Finnish
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
aitäh
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
kuidas sul läheb
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
Head ööd
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
Tere õhtust
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
Tere päevast
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
Tere hommikust
Subax wanaagsan
I Love You
ma armastan sind
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
Vabandage
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Keskmurre
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Gabon, Northeastern coast of Estonia
Gabon, Standard Somali
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Estonia
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Idamurre
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
France, Northwestern shore of Lake Peipsi.
Standard Somali
Native Name
eesti keel
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Eesti keel
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
estonien
somali
German Name
Estnisch
Somali
Pronunciation
[eˈstˑoˑniˑa]
[afsoomaali]
Ethnicity
Estonians
Somalis
Origin
13th century
19th century
Language Family
Uralic Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Finno-Ugric
Cushitic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Estonian
Somali
Signed Forms
Estonian Sign Language
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
esto1258
soma1255
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Estonian 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 Estonian and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Estonian and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Estonian are spoken in different Estonian Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Estonian vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Estonian dialects include: Keskmurre, Tartu. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Estonian and Somali Speaking population
Estonian and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Estonian and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Estonian and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Estonian 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 Estonian and Somali on Estonian vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Estonian and Somali Language Codes
Estonian and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Estonian and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.