Navajo and Somali
Countries
United States of America
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
United States of America
Somalia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
North America
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Yemen
Regulated By
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National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
- Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
- 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
Apache Language
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ahéhee'
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
Yá'át'ééh
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
Yá'át'ééh abíní
Subax wanaagsan
Please
T'aa shoodi
Fadlan
I Love You
Ayóó ánííníshí
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
Shoohá
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Navajo1
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Arizona
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Navajo2
Benaadir
Where They Speak
New Mexico
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Navajo3
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Utah
Standard Somali
Native Name
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Navaho
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
navaho
somali
German Name
Navajo-Sprache
Somali
Pronunciation
[ˈnævəhoʊ]
[afsoomaali]
Ethnicity
Navajo people
Somalis
Origin
1500 CE
19th century
Language Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Athapascan
Cushitic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Navajo
Somali
Signed Forms
Navajo Sign Language
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
nava1243
soma1255
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic
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All Navajo 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 Navajo and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Navajo and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Navajo are spoken in different Navajo Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Navajo vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Navajo dialects include: Navajo1, Navajo2. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Navajo and Somali Speaking population
Navajo and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Navajo and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Navajo and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Navajo language is 0.05 % 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 Navajo and Somali on Navajo vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Navajo and Somali Language Codes
Navajo and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Navajo and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.