Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
National Language
Somalia
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Europe
Minority Language
Yemen
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
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.
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
French and Portuguese Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
grazie
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
Come stai?
Good Night
Habeenka Good
buonanotte
Good Evening
Evening Good
buonasera
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
buon pomeriggio
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
buongiorno
Bye
caraysiiyo
arrivederci
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Ti amo
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
Scusami
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Romanesco
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Lazio
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Central Italian
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Tuscan
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
Native Name
af Soomaali
Italiano
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Italiano
French Name
somali
italien
German Name
Somali
Italienisch
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
[itaˈljaːno]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Italians
Origin
19th century
960 BC
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Romance
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Italian
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
soma1255
ital1282
Linguasphere
No data available
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional, Synthetic
All Somali and Italian 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 Italian dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Italian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Italian Dialects are spoken in different Italian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Italian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Italian dialects include: Romanesco , Central Italian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Italian Speaking population
Somali and Italian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Italian languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Italian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 %. 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 Italian on Somali vs Italian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Italian Language Codes
Somali and Italian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Italian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.