Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
India
Somalia
Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Yemen
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
- 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
Konkani Language
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Devanagari
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Subax wanaagsan
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Fadlan
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
sorry
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
caraysiiyo
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Kokan
Gabon, Standard Somali
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Varhadi
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Khandesh
Standard Somali
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
marathe
somali
German Name
Marathi
Somali
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Somalis
Origin
10th century
19th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Cushitic
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
No early forms
Standard Forms
Marathi
Somali
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mara1378
soma1255
Linguasphere
omr
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Marathi and Somali Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Marathi and Somali greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Marathi and Somali language. Marathi word for "Hello" is हॅलो (Hĕlō) or Somali word for "Thank You" is Waad ku mahadsan tahay. Find more of such common Marathi Greetings and Somali Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Marathi vs Somali Difficulty
The Marathi vs Somali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Marathi Alphabets and Somali Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Marathi and Somali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Marathi and Somali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Marathi is 4 weeks while to learn Somali time required is 52 weeks.