Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
National Language
Somalia
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Yemen
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
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.
- Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
- There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Norwegian and Swedish
Derived From
Arabic Language
Old Norse Language
Alphabets in
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Danish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
Mange tak
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
Hvordan har du det?
Good Night
Habeenka Good
God nat
Good Evening
Evening Good
God aften
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
God eftermiddag
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
God morgen
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Jeg elsker dig
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
Undskyld mig
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Scanian
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Sweden
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Jutlandic
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Denmark
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Bornholmsk
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Island of Bornholm
Native Name
af Soomaali
dansk
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Dansk, Rigsdansk
French Name
somali
danois
German Name
Somali
Dänisch
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Danish people or Danes
Origin
19th century
c. 1100 AD
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
Standard Forms
Somali
Rigsdansk
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Signed Danish
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
soma1255
dani1284
Linguasphere
No data available
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional
All Somali and Danish 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 Danish dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Danish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Danish Dialects are spoken in different Danish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Danish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Danish dialects include: Scanian , Jutlandic. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Danish Speaking population
Somali and Danish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Danish languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Danish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Danish 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 Somali and Danish on Somali vs Danish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Danish Language Codes
Somali and Danish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Danish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.