Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Somalia
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Yemen
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
Latin
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
obrigado
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
Como você está?
Good Night
Habeenka Good
boa noite
Good Evening
Evening Good
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
boa Tarde
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
bom Dia
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Brazil
Dialect 2
Benaadir
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Portugal
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Daman and Diu
Native Name
af Soomaali
Português
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Português
French Name
somali
portugais
German Name
Somali
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Portuguese people or portugueses
Origin
19th century
3rd Century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Romance
Early Forms
No early forms
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Somali
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
soma1255
port1283
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Somali and Portuguese 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 Portuguese dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Portuguese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Portuguese Dialects are spoken in different Portuguese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Portuguese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese , European Portuguese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Portuguese Speaking population
Somali and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. 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 Portuguese on Somali vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Portuguese Language Codes
Somali and Portuguese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Portuguese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.