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Somali and Quechua


Quechua and Somali


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia  
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
6  
9

National Language
Somalia  
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East  
South America  

Minority Language
Yemen  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy  
-  

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.
  
  • One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
  • Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language  
Aymara and Guarani Languages  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Quechua-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
26  
8
31  
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
26  
16

Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks  
18
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Hello  
Rimaykullayki  

Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay  
Solpayki  

How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?  
Allillanchu  

Good Night
Habeenka Good  
Allin tuta  

Good Evening
Evening Good  
Wuynas nuchis  

Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan  
Wuynas tardis  

Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan  
Wuynus diyas  

Please
Fadlan  
jamuspa  

Sorry
sorry  
Pampachaykuway  

Bye
caraysiiyo  
bye  

I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay  
Kuyayki  

Excuse Me
iga raali ahow  
Pampachaway  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Somali  
Ancash  

Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali  
Peru  

How Many People Speak
16,000,000.00  
32
920,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Benaadir  
Huánuco  

Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu  
Peru  

How Many People Speak
16,000,000.00  
30
190,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf  
Yaru  

Where They Speak
Standard Somali  
Peru  

How Many People Speak
21.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
10  
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million  
99+
8.90 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.07 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
8.90 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
21.00 million  
29
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
af Soomaali  
Qhichwa  

Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga  
North La Paz Quechua  

French Name
somali  
quechua  

German Name
Somali  
Quechua-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]  
[ˈketʃwa]  

Ethnicity
Somalis  
Quechua  

History

Origin
19th century  
16th Century  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Quechumaran Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Andean Equatorial  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Somali  
Quechua  

Language Position
83  
99+
23  
21

Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language  
Signed Quechua  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
so  
qu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
som  
que  

ISO 639 2/B
som  
que  

ISO 639 3
som  
que  

ISO 639 6
som  
que  

Glottocode
soma1255  
quec1387  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative, Synthetic  

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All Somali and Quechua 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 Quechua dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Quechua language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Quechua Dialects are spoken in different Quechua speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Quechua Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Quechua dialects include: Ancash , Huánuco. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Somali and Quechua Speaking population

Somali and Quechua speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Quechua languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Quechua Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Quechua language is 0.13 %. 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 Quechua on Somali vs Quechua where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Somali and Quechua Language Codes

Somali and Quechua language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Quechua Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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