Countries
India, Pakistan
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
India, Pakistan
Somalia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Yemen
Regulated By
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National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
- Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
- 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
Hindi and Urdu Languages
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Assalām ‘alaikum
Hello
Thank You
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
سہا مسا
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
Hach t'ochoktiya
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
Hach ch'i
Subax wanaagsan
Sorry
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)
sorry
Bye
Khuda hāfiz
caraysiiyo
I Love You
be chus che seth mohabat karaan
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Kashtawari
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Poguli
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Pogul and Paristan valleys
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Rambani
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
India
Standard Somali
Native Name
कॉशुर / كٲشُر
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
kashmiri
somali
German Name
Kaschmiri
Somali
Pronunciation
[kəːʃur]
[afsoomaali]
Ethnicity
Kashmiris or koshur
Somalis
Origin
12th Century
19th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Cushitic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Kashmiri
Somali
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
kash1277
soma1255
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Kashmiri and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kashmiri are spoken in different Kashmiri Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kashmiri vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kashmiri dialects include: Kashtawari, Poguli. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kashmiri and Somali Speaking population
Kashmiri and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kashmiri and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Kashmiri and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri and Somali on Kashmiri vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kashmiri and Somali Language Codes
Kashmiri and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kashmiri and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.