Somali and Sindhi
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
India, Pakistan
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 in
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Sindhi-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Arabic, Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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
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
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
Native Name
af Soomaali
سنڌي
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Sindhi
French Name
somali
sindhi
German Name
Somali
Sindhi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
[sɪndi]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Sindhi people
Origin
19th century
711 A.D
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Sindhi and Middle Sindhi
Standard Forms
Somali
Sindhi
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Signed Sindhi
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
soma1255
sind1272
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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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.
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 0.07 % 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.