Madurese and Somali
Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura
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
Not Available
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
- 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
Malay and Javanese Languages
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
matur nuwun
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
piye kabare?
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
wengi sing apik
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
Sugeng énjing
Subax wanaagsan
Please
Not Available
Fadlan
Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten
sorry
Bye
Not Available
caraysiiyo
I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Kangean
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Gabon, Standard Somali
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Bawean
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Bangkalan
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Standard Somali
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Madurese
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
madourais
somali
German Name
Maduresisch
Somali
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Madurese
Somalis
Origin
Not Available
19th century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
Cushitic
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Madurese
Somali
Signed Forms
Not Available
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
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ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
madu1247
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 Madurese 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 Madurese and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Madurese and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Madurese are spoken in different Madurese Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Madurese vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Madurese dialects include: Kangean, Bawean. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Madurese and Somali Speaking population
Madurese and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Madurese and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Madurese and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 % 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 Madurese and Somali on Madurese vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Madurese and Somali Language Codes
Madurese and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Madurese and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.