Konkani and Somali
Countries
India
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
India
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
Govenment of Goa
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
- 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
Marathi
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
Kokani-Alphabets.jpg#200
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Devanagari
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Dev Borem Korum
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
kaso assa?
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
Rati Boren Zavonn
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
Sanj Borem Zavonn
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
Not Available
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
Dis Borem Zavonn
Subax wanaagsan
I Love You
hav tujo mog korta.
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
upkar korxi
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Antruz
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Goa
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Not present
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Not Available
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Not present
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Not Available
Standard Somali
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Kōṅkaṇī
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
konkani
somali
German Name
Konkani
Somali
Pronunciation
kõkɳi
Not Available
Ethnicity
Konkanis
Somalis
Origin
1209 A.D.
19th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Cushitic
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Kokani
Somali
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
so
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
goan1235
soma1255
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Konkani 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 Konkani and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Konkani and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Konkani are spoken in different Konkani Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Konkani vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Konkani dialects include: Antruz Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Konkani and Somali Speaking population
Konkani and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Konkani and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Konkani and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 % 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 Konkani and Somali on Konkani vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Konkani and Somali Language Codes
Konkani and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Konkani and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.