Somali and Konkani
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
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
Minority Language
Yemen
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Govenment of Goa
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.
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Marathi
Derived From
Arabic Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Kokani-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
Dev Borem Korum
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
kaso assa?
Good Night
Habeenka Good
Rati Boren Zavonn
Good Evening
Evening Good
Sanj Borem Zavonn
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
संध्याकाळ शुभेच्छा
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
Dis Borem Zavonn
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
hav tujo mog korta.
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
upkar korxi
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Antruz
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Goa
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Not present
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
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Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Not present
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
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Native Name
af Soomaali
Kōṅkaṇī
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese
French Name
somali
konkani
German Name
Somali
Konkani
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
kõkɳi
Ethnicity
Somalis
Konkanis
Origin
19th century
1209 A.D.
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Kokani
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
so
No data available
Glottocode
soma1255
goan1235
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 Konkani 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 Konkani dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Konkani language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Konkani Dialects are spoken in different Konkani speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Konkani Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Konkani dialects include: Antruz Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Konkani Speaking population
Somali and Konkani speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Konkani languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Konkani Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 %. 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 Konkani on Somali vs Konkani where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Konkani Language Codes
Somali and Konkani language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Konkani Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.