Somali and Filipino
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
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
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.
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Tagalog Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Spanish Language
Alphabets in
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Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
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
Good Night
Habeenka Good
magandang gabi
Good Evening
Evening Good
Magandang gabi
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
Magandang hapon
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
Magandang umaga
Sorry
sorry
pinagsisisihan
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Mahal kita
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
patawarin ninyo ako
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Bikol
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Philippines
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Hiligaynon
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Philippines
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Waray
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Philippines
Native Name
af Soomaali
filipino
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Pilipino
French Name
somali
filipino; pilipino
German Name
Somali
Pilipino
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Filipino people
Origin
19th century
16th Century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Austronesian Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Filipino
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Filipino Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
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No Data Available
Glottocode
soma1255
fili1244
Linguasphere
No data available
No Data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
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All Somali and Filipino 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 Filipino dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Filipino language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Filipino Dialects are spoken in different Filipino speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Filipino Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Filipino dialects include: Bikol , Hiligaynon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Filipino Speaking population
Somali and Filipino speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Filipino languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Filipino Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Filipino language is 1.74 %. 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 Filipino on Somali vs Filipino where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Filipino Language Codes
Somali and Filipino language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Filipino Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.