Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
National Language
Somalia
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Roman Empire
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Yemen
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
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.
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Armenian
Derived From
Arabic Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Arabic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Good Night
Habeenka Good
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Good Evening
Evening Good
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Please
Fadlan
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Sorry
sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
Bye
caraysiiyo
αντίο (antío)
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Cappadocian Greek
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Greece
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Italy
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Mariupol
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Ukraine
Native Name
af Soomaali
ελληνικά
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
French Name
somali
grec moderne (après 1453)
German Name
Somali
Neugriechisch
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
[eliniˈka]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Greeks or Hellenes
Origin
19th century
1500 BC
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Hellenic
Early Forms
No early forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Standard Forms
Somali
Modern Greek
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Greek Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
soma1255
gree1276
Linguasphere
No data available
56-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional, Synthetic
All Somali and Greek 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 Greek dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Greek language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Greek Dialects are spoken in different Greek speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Greek Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek , Griko. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Greek Speaking population
Somali and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Somali vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Greek Language Codes
Somali and Greek language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Greek Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.