Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia, Slovakia
National Language
Somalia
Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia
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
Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Slovakia
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Board for Standardization of the Serbian Language
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.
- Serbian language was derived from the Old Church Salvic, as the language was commonly spoken by most of Slavic people in the 9th Century.
- Serbian language is based on Stokavian dialect.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Bosnian and Croatian Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Hello
Здраво (Zdravo)
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
Хвала лепо (Hvala lepo)
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
Како си? (Kako si?)
Good Night
Habeenka Good
Лаку ноћ (Laku noć)
Good Evening
Evening Good
Добро вече (Dobro veče)
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
Добар дан (Dobar dan)
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
Добро јутро (Dobro jutro)
Please
Fadlan
Молим (Molim)
Sorry
sorry
Жао ми је (Žao mi je)
Bye
caraysiiyo
Довиђења (Doviđenja)
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Волим те (Volim te)
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
Извините (Izvinite)
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Prizren-Timok
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Southeastern Serbia
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Smederevo–Vršac
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Serbia
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Torlakian
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Bulgaria, France, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia
Native Name
af Soomaali
српски (srpski) српски језик (srpski jezik)
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Montenegrin
German Name
Somali
Serbisch
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
[sr̩̂pskiː]
Origin
19th century
11th Century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Standard Serbian
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Srpski Znakovni Jezik (SZJ)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
soma1255
serb1264
Linguasphere
No data available
53-AAA-g
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Somali and Serbian 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 Serbian dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Serbian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Serbian Dialects are spoken in different Serbian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Serbian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Serbian dialects include: Prizren-Timok , Smederevo–Vršac. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Serbian Speaking population
Somali and Serbian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Serbian languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Serbian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Serbian 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 Serbian on Somali vs Serbian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Serbian Language Codes
Somali and Serbian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Serbian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.