Sinhalese and Somali
Countries
Sri Lanka
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Sri Lanka
Somalia
Second Language
Sri Lanka
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
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
- Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
- 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
Maldivian Language
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Sinhala alphabet
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
ඔබට ස්තුතියි (obaṭa stutiyi)
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
ඔබ කොහොමද (oba kohomada)
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
සුභ රාත්රියක් (subha rātriyak)
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
සුබ සැන්දෑවක් (suba sændǣvak)
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
සුභ සන්ධ්යාවක් (subha sandhyāvak)
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
සුභ උදෑසනක් (subha udǣsanak)
Subax wanaagsan
Please
කරුණාකර (karuṇākara)
Fadlan
Sorry
සමාවන්න (samāvanna)
sorry
Bye
බායි (bāyi)
caraysiiyo
I Love You
මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි (mama oyāṭa ādareyi)
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
මට සමාවෙන්න (maṭa samāvenna)
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Vedda
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Sri Lanka
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Sri Lankan Sinhala
Benaadir
Where They Speak
-
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Up-Country Sinhalese
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
-
Standard Somali
Native Name
සිංහල (sĩhala)
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
singhalais
somali
German Name
Singhalesisch
Somali
Pronunciation
[ˈsiŋhəliːz]
[afsoomaali]
Ethnicity
Sinhalese people
Somalis
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Cushitic
Early Forms
Sinhalese Prakrit
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Sinhalese
Somali
Signed Forms
Signed Sinhalese
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
sinh1246
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
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All Sinhalese 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 Sinhalese and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Sinhalese and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sinhalese are spoken in different Sinhalese Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sinhalese vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sinhalese dialects include: Vedda, Sri Lankan Sinhala. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Sinhalese and Somali Speaking population
Sinhalese and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sinhalese and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Sinhalese and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sinhalese language is 0.25 % 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 Sinhalese and Somali on Sinhalese vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Sinhalese and Somali Language Codes
Sinhalese and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sinhalese and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.