Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
India, Pakistan
National Language
Somalia
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Asia
Minority Language
Yemen
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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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.
- Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
- Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Hindi and Urdu Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Hello
Assalām ‘alaikum
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)
Good Night
Habeenka Good
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)
Good Evening
Evening Good
سہا مسا
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
Hach t'ochoktiya
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
Hach ch'i
Sorry
sorry
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)
Bye
caraysiiyo
Khuda hāfiz
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
be chus che seth mohabat karaan
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Kashtawari
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Poguli
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Pogul and Paristan valleys
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Rambani
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
India
Native Name
af Soomaali
कॉशुर / كٲشُر
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur
French Name
somali
kashmiri
German Name
Somali
Kaschmiri
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
[kəːʃur]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Kashmiris or koshur
Origin
19th century
12th Century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Kashmiri
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
soma1255
kash1277
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Somali and Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Kashmiri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Kashmiri Dialects are spoken in different Kashmiri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Kashmiri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Kashmiri dialects include: Kashtawari , Poguli. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Kashmiri Speaking population
Somali and Kashmiri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Kashmiri languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Kashmiri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kashmiri 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 Kashmiri on Somali vs Kashmiri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Kashmiri Language Codes
Somali and Kashmiri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Kashmiri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.