Somali and Hindi
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Fiji, India
National Language
Somalia
India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Asia, Oceania
Minority Language
Yemen
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Central Hindi Directorate
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 Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Urdu
Derived From
Arabic Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Hello
नमस्ते (Namastē)
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
Good Night
Habeenka Good
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
Good Evening
Evening Good
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
Please
Fadlan
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Bye
caraysiiyo
अलविदा (Alavidā)
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Khariboli
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Marwari
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Bundeli
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Bundelkhand
Native Name
af Soomaali
हिन्दी
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Hindustani people
Origin
19th century
7th Century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Standard Hindi
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Indian Signing System
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
soma1255
hind1269
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-qf
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional, Synthetic
All Somali and Hindi 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 Hindi dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Hindi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Hindi Dialects are spoken in different Hindi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Hindi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Hindi dialects include: Khariboli , Marwari. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Hindi Speaking population
Somali and Hindi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Hindi languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Hindi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 %. 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 Hindi on Somali vs Hindi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Hindi Language Codes
Somali and Hindi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Hindi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.