Japanese and Somali
Countries
Japan
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Japan
Somalia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Palau
Yemen
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
- 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
Korean Language
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Kana
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Hello
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
Subax wanaagsan
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Fadlan
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
sorry
Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
caraysiiyo
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Sanuki
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Kagawa
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Hakata
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Kansai
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
kansai
Standard Somali
Native Name
日本語
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Nihongo
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
japonais
somali
German Name
Japanisch
Somali
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
[afsoomaali]
Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
Somalis
Language Family
Japonic Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
No early forms
Standard Forms
Japanese
Somali
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
nucl1643
soma1255
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
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All Japanese 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 Japanese and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Japanese and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Japanese are spoken in different Japanese Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Japanese vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Japanese dialects include: Sanuki, Hakata. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Japanese and Somali Speaking population
Japanese and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Somali on Japanese vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Japanese and Somali Language Codes
Japanese and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Japanese and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.