Somali and Latvian
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
European Union, Latvia
National Language
Somalia
Latvia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Europe
Minority Language
Yemen
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Latvian State Language Center
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 first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
- The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Lithuanian Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
Paldies
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
Kā jums klājas?
Good Night
Habeenka Good
Ar labunakti
Good Evening
Evening Good
Labvakar
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
Labdien
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
Labrīt
Bye
caraysiiyo
Uz redzēšanos
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Es tevi mīlu
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
Piedodiet!
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Livonian
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Latvia
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Middle Latvian
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Latvia
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
High Latvian
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
France, Latvia
Native Name
af Soomaali
latviešu valoda
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Lettish
French Name
somali
letton
German Name
Somali
Lettisch
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
[ˈlætviən]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Latvians or Letts
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Latvian
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Latvian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
soma1255
latv1249
Linguasphere
No data available
54-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Synthetic
All Somali and Latvian 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 Latvian dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Latvian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Latvian Dialects are spoken in different Latvian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Latvian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Latvian dialects include: Livonian , Middle Latvian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Latvian Speaking population
Somali and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Latvian language is 0.07 %. 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 Latvian on Somali vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Latvian Language Codes
Somali and Latvian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Latvian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.