Countries
China, Mongolia
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
China, Mongolia
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
Council for Language and Literature Work, State Language Council (Mongolia)
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- Mongolian was first written using Phagspa script in late 13th century.
- There is no connection between Mongolian, Japanese and Korean, but still in terms of grammar and sentence structure they are very similar.
- 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
Turkish Language
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Mongolian alphabets: Traditional Mongolian script
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Сайн уу (Sain uu)
Hello
Thank You
та бүхэнд баярлалаа (ta bükhend bayarlalaa)
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
Юу байна? (Yuu baina?)
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
Сайн шөнийн (Sain shöniin)
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
Сайн үдэш (Sain üdesh)
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
Сайн Үдээс хойш (Sain Üdees khoish)
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
Өглөөний мэнд (Öglöönii mend)
Subax wanaagsan
Please
Хэрэв (Kherev)
Fadlan
Sorry
Уучлаарай (Uuchlaarai)
sorry
Bye
Баяртай (Bayartai)
caraysiiyo
I Love You
Би чамд хайртай (Bi chamd khairtai)
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
Өршөөгөөрэй (Örshöögöörei)
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Khalkha Mongolian
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Mongolia
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Ordos Mongolian
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Mongolia
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Khorchin Mongolian
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Mongolia
Standard Somali
Native Name
монгол (mongol) монгол хэл (mongol hêl)
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Khalkha, Buryat, Oirat
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
mongol
somali
German Name
Mongolisch
Somali
Pronunciation
/mɔŋɢɔ̆ɮ xiɮ/
[afsoomaali]
Ethnicity
Mongols
Somalis
Origin
1224-1225
19th century
Language Family
Mongolic family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Mongolian
Cushitic
Early Forms
Middle Mongolian, Classical Mongolian, Mongolian
No early forms
Standard Forms
Khalkha, Southern Mongolian
Somali
Signed Forms
Mongolian Sign Language
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
mong1331
soma1255
Linguasphere
part of 44-BAA-b
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Mongolian 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 Mongolian and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Mongolian and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Mongolian are spoken in different Mongolian Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Mongolian vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Mongolian dialects include: Khalkha Mongolian, Ordos Mongolian. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Mongolian and Somali Speaking population
Mongolian and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mongolian and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Mongolian and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mongolian language is 0.14 % 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 Mongolian and Somali on Mongolian vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Mongolian and Somali Language Codes
Mongolian and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Mongolian and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.