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Somali and Galician


Galician and Somali


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia  
Galicia  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Somalia  
Galicia  

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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy  
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  

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.
  
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language  
Portuguese Language  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
26  
8
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
21  
11
19  
9

Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks  
18
28 weeks  
9

Greetings

Hello
Hello  
Ola  

Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay  
Grazas  

How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?  
Que tal estás?  

Good Night
Habeenka Good  
Boas noites  

Good Evening
Evening Good  
Boa tarde  

Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan  
Boa tarde  

Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan  
Bos días  

Please
Fadlan  
Por favor  

Sorry
sorry  
Síntoo!  

Bye
caraysiiyo  
Adeus  

I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay  
Ámote  

Excuse Me
iga raali ahow  
Perdoe!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Somali  
Eastern Galician  

Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali  
East Galicia  

How Many People Speak
16,000,000.00  
32
2,700,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Benaadir  
Central Galician  

Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu  
Central Galicia  

How Many People Speak
16,000,000.00  
30
2,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf  
Western Galician  

Where They Speak
Standard Somali  
West Galicia  

How Many People Speak
21.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million  
99+
2.40 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.07 %  
99+
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
2.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
21.00 million  
29
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
af Soomaali  
Galego  

Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga  
Galego, Gallego  

French Name
somali  
galicien  

German Name
Somali  
Galicisch  

Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]  
[ɡaˈleɣo]  

Ethnicity
Somalis  
Galician people  

History

Origin
19th century  
c. 1175  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Somali  
Galician  

Language Position
83  
99+
46  
99+

Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language  
Galician Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
so  
gl  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
som  
glg  

ISO 639 2/B
som  
glg  

ISO 639 3
som  
glg  

ISO 639 6
som  
glg  

Glottocode
soma1255  
gali1258  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-ab  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Somali and Galician 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 Galician dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Galician language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Galician Dialects are spoken in different Galician speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Galician Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician , Central Galician. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Somali and Galician Speaking population

Somali and Galician speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Galician languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Galician Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Galician language is 0.05 %. 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 Galician on Somali vs Galician where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Somali and Galician Language Codes

Somali and Galician language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Galician Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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