Somali and Bosnian
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
National Language
Somalia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Europe
Minority Language
Yemen
Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
University of Sarajevo
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.
- South Slavic language group developed Bosnian Language.
- The muslim Bosnians are referred as "Bosniaks", who are the primary speakers of Bosnian language.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Serbian and Croatian
Derived From
Arabic Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
Hvala
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
Kako si?
Good Night
Habeenka Good
Laku noc
Good Evening
Evening Good
Dobro veće
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
Dobar dan
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
Dobro jutro
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Volim te
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
Oprostite
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Shtokavian
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Bosnia, Croatia, Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Chakavian
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Croatia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Kajkavian
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Croatia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
af Soomaali
bosanski / босански / بۉسانسقى
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Not Available
French Name
somali
bosniaque
German Name
Somali
Bosnisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[bɔ̌sanskiː]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Bosniaks
Origin
19th century
19th Century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Bosnian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
boss
Glottocode
soma1255
bosn1245
Linguasphere
No data available
part of 53-AAA-g
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Somali and Bosnian 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 Bosnian dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Bosnian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Bosnian Dialects are spoken in different Bosnian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Bosnian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Bosnian dialects include: Shtokavian , Chakavian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Bosnian Speaking population
Somali and Bosnian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Bosnian languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Bosnian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Bosnian language is Not Available. 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 Bosnian on Somali vs Bosnian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Bosnian Language Codes
Somali and Bosnian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Bosnian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.