Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Karnataka, India
Somalia
Second Language
Goa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Yemen
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
- 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
Telugu
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Kannada Script
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Subax wanaagsan
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Fadlan
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
sorry
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Badaga
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Gabon, Standard Somali
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
kerala
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kurumba
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Standard Somali
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
kannada
somali
German Name
Kannada
Somali
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Somalis
Origin
c. 450
19th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Cushitic
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Somali
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1305
soma1255
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Kannada 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 Kannada and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Kannada and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kannada are spoken in different Kannada Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kannada vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kannada dialects include: Badaga, Urali. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kannada and Somali Speaking population
Kannada and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available. 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 Kannada and Somali on Kannada vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kannada and Somali Language Codes
Kannada and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kannada and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.