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Galician and Somali


Somali and Galician


Countries

Countries
Galicia  
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
3  
12

National Language
Galicia  
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
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Yemen  

Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy  

Interesting Facts
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  
  • 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
Portuguese Language  
Afar and Oromo Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Arabic Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
23  
5
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
19  
9
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
28 weeks  
9
52 weeks  
18

Greetings

Hello
Ola  
Hello  

Thank You
Grazas  
Waad ku mahadsan tahay  

How Are You?
Que tal estás?  
Sidee tahay ?  

Good Night
Boas noites  
Habeenka Good  

Good Evening
Boa tarde  
Evening Good  

Good Afternoon
Boa tarde  
galab wanaagsan  

Good Morning
Bos días  
Subax wanaagsan  

Please
Por favor  
Fadlan  

Sorry
Síntoo!  
sorry  

Bye
Adeus  
caraysiiyo  

I Love You
Ámote  
Waan ku jeclahay  

Excuse Me
Perdoe!  
iga raali ahow  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Galician  
Northern Somali  

Where They Speak
East Galicia  
Gabon, Standard Somali  

How Many People Speak
2,700,000.00  
99+
16,000,000.00  
32

Dialect 2
Central Galician  
Benaadir  

Where They Speak
Central Galicia  
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
16,000,000.00  
30

Dialect 3
Western Galician  
Af-Ashraaf  

Where They Speak
West Galicia  
Standard Somali  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
21.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
2.40 million  
99+
13.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.05 %  
99+
0.07 %  
99+

Native Speakers
2.40 million  
99+
8.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
21.00 million  
29

Native Name
Galego  
af Soomaali  

Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego  
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga  

French Name
galicien  
somali  

German Name
Galicisch  
Somali  

Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]  
[afsoomaali]  

Ethnicity
Galician people  
Somalis  

History

Origin
c. 1175  
19th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Cushitic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Galician  
Somali  

Language Position
46  
99+
83  
99+

Signed Forms
Galician Sign Language  
Somali Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
gl  
so  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
glg  
som  

ISO 639 2/B
glg  
som  

ISO 639 3
glg  
som  

ISO 639 6
glg  
som  

Glottocode
gali1258  
soma1255  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Galician 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 Galician and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Galician and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Galician are spoken in different Galician Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Galician vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician, Central Galician. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Galician and Somali Speaking population

Galician and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Galician and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Galician and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Galician language is 0.05 % 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 Galician and Somali on Galician vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Galician and Somali Language Codes

Galician and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Galician and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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