Somali and Kurdish
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
Somalia
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Middle East
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.
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Farsi Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
Sipas
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
Habeenka Good
Şev xweş
Good Evening
Evening Good
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
Bayanit bash
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Eastern Iraq
Native Name
af Soomaali
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Kurdî, کوردی
German Name
Somali
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
[kʊɾdɪʃ]
Origin
19th century
16th century CE
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish
Standard Forms
Somali
Kurdish
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Kurdish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
soma1255
kurd1259
Linguasphere
No data available
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Somali and Kurdish 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 Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Kurdish Speaking population
Somali and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 %. 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 Kurdish on Somali vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Kurdish Language Codes
Somali and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.