Malaysian and Somali
Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Malaysia
Somalia
Second Language
Indonesia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Thailand
Yemen
Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
- 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
Indonesian Language
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Tamil Language
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
terima kasih
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
Apa khabar?
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
Selamat Malam
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
Selamat Petang
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
Selamat tengah hari
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
Selamat pagi
Subax wanaagsan
Bye
Selamat tinggal
caraysiiyo
I Love You
Saya sayang kamu
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
Maafkan saya
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Bengkulu
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra
Gabon, Standard Somali
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Musi
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Standard Somali
Native Name
Bahasa melayu
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Bahasa Malaysia
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
malais
somali
German Name
Malaiisch
Somali
Pronunciation
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]
[afsoomaali]
Ethnicity
Malaysian people
Somalis
Origin
c. 683 AD
19th century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
No early forms
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay
Somali
Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
stan1306
soma1255
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Malaysian 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 Malaysian and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Malaysian and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malaysian are spoken in different Malaysian Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malaysian vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malaysian dialects include: Bengkulu, Pekal. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malaysian and Somali Speaking population
Malaysian and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malaysian and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Malaysian and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 % 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 Malaysian and Somali on Malaysian vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malaysian and Somali Language Codes
Malaysian and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malaysian and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.