Somali and Galician
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Galicia
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 in
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Ámote
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
Perdoe!
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Eastern Galician
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
East Galicia
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Central Galician
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Central Galicia
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Western Galician
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
West Galicia
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
Origin
19th century
c. 1175
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Somali
Galician
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Galician Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
soma1255
gali1258
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAA-ab
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
-
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.
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.