Somali and Cebuano
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Philippines
National Language
Somalia
Philippines
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Philippines
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Asia
Minority Language
Yemen
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
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.
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Hiligaynon Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Island of Cebu
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
Salamat
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
Kumusta man ka?
Good Night
Habeenka Good
Maayong Gabii
Good Evening
Evening Good
Maayong Gabii
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
Maayong Hapon
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
Maayong Buntag
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
Ekskyus mi
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Boholano
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Bohol
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Southern Kana
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
southern Leyte
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
North Kana
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
northern part of Leyte
Native Name
af Soomaali
Visayan
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
French Name
somali
cebuano
German Name
Somali
Cebuano
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
[sɛbuˈɑno]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Cebuano people
Origin
19th century
16th century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Austronesian Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Standard Cebuano
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Cebuano Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
so
No data Available
Glottocode
soma1255
cebu1242
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Somali and Cebuano 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 Cebuano dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Cebuano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Cebuano Dialects are spoken in different Cebuano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Cebuano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Cebuano dialects include: Boholano , Southern Kana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Cebuano Speaking population
Somali and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. 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 Cebuano on Somali vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Cebuano Language Codes
Somali and Cebuano language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Cebuano Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.