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Somali and Sindhi


Sindhi and Somali


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
2   
13

National Language
Somalia   
India, Pakistan, Sindh   

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   
National Council For Promotion Of Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority   

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 writings of Sindhi language were found in 8th century CE.
  • In Sindhi language, every woord ends in a vowel.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Gujarati   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Prakrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
64   
37

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
10   
7

How Many Consonants
21   
11
42   
31

Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   
Arabic, Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks   
12
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
Assalam O Alaikum   

Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   
Meharbani   

How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?   
Kehra haal aahin   

Good Night
Habeenka Good   
tava kia aayo   

Good Evening
Evening Good   
Sham Jo Salam   

Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan   
Assalam o Alaikum   

Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan   
Subho Bakhair   

Please
Fadlan   
Mehrbani   

Sorry
sorry   
Moon khe afsos aahe   

Bye
caraysiiyo   
Allah Wahi   

I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay   
Man tokhe prem karyan ti   

Excuse Me
iga raali ahow   
Maaf Kajo   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Somali   
Siraiki   

Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali   
Upper Sindh   

Dialect 2
Benaadir   
Vicholi   

Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   
Central Sindh   

Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf   
Lari   

Where They Speak
Standard Somali   
Lower Sindh   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
6   
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
29.00 million   
37

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.39 %   
34

Native Speakers
8.00 million   
99+
25.00 million   
32

Native Name
af Soomaali   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   
Not Available   

French Name
somali   
sindhi   

German Name
Somali   
Sindhi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Somalis   
Not Available   

History

Origin
19th century   
711 A.D   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Cushitic   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Somali   
Sindhi   

Language Position
83   
99+
50   
37

Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
so   
sd   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
som   
snd   

ISO 639 2/B
som   
snd   

ISO 639 3
som   
snd   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
soma1255   
sind1272   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Somali and Sindhi Speaking population

Somali and Sindhi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Sindhi languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Sindhi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Sindhi language is 0.39 %. 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 Sindhi on Somali vs Sindhi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Somali and Sindhi Language Codes

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

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