Somali and Japanese
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Japan
National Language
Somalia
Japan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Asia, Pacific
Minority Language
Yemen
Palau
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Korean Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Kana
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
ありがとう (Arigatō)
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Good Night
Habeenka Good
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Good Evening
Evening Good
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
おはよう (Ohayō)
Please
Fadlan
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Sorry
sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Bye
caraysiiyo
さようなら (Sayōnara)
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
すみません (Sumimasen)
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Sanuki
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Kagawa
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Hakata
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Fukuoka
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Kansai
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
kansai
Native Name
af Soomaali
日本語
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Nihongo
French Name
somali
japonais
German Name
Somali
Japanisch
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Japanese (Yamato)
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Japonic Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Standard Forms
Somali
Japanese
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Signed Japanese
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
soma1255
nucl1643
Linguasphere
No data available
45-CAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative, Synthetic
All Somali and Japanese 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 Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Japanese Speaking population
Somali and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Somali vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Japanese Language Codes
Somali and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.