Somali and Madurese
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
National Language
Somalia
Indonesia, Island of Madura
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.
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Malay and Javanese Languages
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
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Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
matur nuwun
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
piye kabare?
Good Night
Habeenka Good
wengi sing apik
Good Evening
Evening Good
Sugeng sọnten
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
Sugeng siang
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
Sugeng énjing
Sorry
sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Kula tresna panjengan
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
Nuwun séwu
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Kangean
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Indonesia
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Bawean
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Indonesia
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Bangkalan
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Indonesia
Native Name
af Soomaali
Madurese
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
French Name
somali
madourais
German Name
Somali
Maduresisch
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
[madura]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Madurese
Origin
19th century
8th Century AD
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Indonesian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Madurese
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Madurese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
so
No data Available
Glottocode
soma1255
madu1247
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Somali and Madurese 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 Madurese dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Madurese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Madurese Dialects are spoken in different Madurese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Madurese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Madurese dialects include: Kangean , Bawean. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Madurese Speaking population
Somali and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 %. 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 Madurese on Somali vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Madurese Language Codes
Somali and Madurese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Madurese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.