Somali and Assamese
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
India
National Language
Somalia
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Asia
Minority Language
Yemen
Bangladesh, Bhutan
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Asam Sahitya Sabha
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
- Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Bengali and Oriya
Derived From
Arabic Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Bengali
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
ḍhonyobaaḍ
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
aapuni kene aase?
Good Night
Habeenka Good
subhoraattri
Good Evening
Evening Good
subha gadhuli
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
subha abeli
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
suprobhaat
Please
Fadlan
anugroha kori
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
moi tomaak bhaalpaao
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
kyoma koribo
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Kamrupi
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Western Assam
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Goalpariya
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Western Assam
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Bhakatiya
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Assam
Native Name
af Soomaali
অসমীয়া (asamīẏa)
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Asambe, Asami, Asamiya
French Name
somali
assamais
German Name
Somali
Assamesisch
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
[ɔxɔmɔnɔ]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Assamese people
Origin
19th century
7th century A.D
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Kamarupa
Standard Forms
Somali
Assamese
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Signed Assamese
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
soma1255
assa1263
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-w
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Somali and Assamese 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 Somali and Assamese dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Assamese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Assamese Dialects are spoken in different Assamese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Assamese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Assamese dialects include: Kamrupi , Goalpariya. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Assamese Speaking population
Somali and Assamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Assamese languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Assamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Assamese language is 0.24 %. 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 Somali and Assamese on Somali vs Assamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Assamese Language Codes
Somali and Assamese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Assamese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.