Norwegian and Somali
Countries
Norway
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Norway
Somalia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe, South America
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Nynorsk
Yemen
Regulated By
Norwegian Language Council
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
- Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
- 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
Swedish and Danish Languages
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Alphabets in
Norwegian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
takk
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
hvordan har du det?
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
god natt
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
god kveld
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
god ettermiddag
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
god morgen
Subax wanaagsan
Please
Vær så snill
Fadlan
I Love You
Jeg Elsker Deg
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
unnskyld meg
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Jamtlandic
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Jamtland,Harjedalen
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Sognamål
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Sogn
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Hallingmål-Valdris
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Hallingdal, Valdres
Standard Somali
Native Name
Norsk
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Norsk
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
norvégien nynorsk; nynorsk, norvégien
somali
German Name
Nynorsk
Somali
Pronunciation
[nɔʂk] (Eastern Norwegian)
[nɔʁsk] (Western Norwegian)
[afsoomaali]
Ethnicity
Norwegians
Somalis
Origin
c. 1300 AD
19th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Cushitic
Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
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Early Forms
Old Norse language, Old Norwegian, Middle Norwegian, Modern Norwegian
No early forms
Standard Forms
Nynorsk, Bokmål
Somali
Signed Forms
Signed Norwegian
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
norw1258
soma1255
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ba to -be; 52-AAA-cf to -cg
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Norwegian 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 Norwegian and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Norwegian and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Norwegian are spoken in different Norwegian Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Norwegian vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Norwegian dialects include: Jamtlandic, Sognamål. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Norwegian and Somali Speaking population
Norwegian and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Norwegian and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Norwegian and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Norwegian language is 0.07 % 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 Norwegian and Somali on Norwegian vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Norwegian and Somali Language Codes
Norwegian and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Norwegian and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.