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Somali and Sundanese


Sundanese and Somali


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia  
West Java  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Somalia  
Indonesia  

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  
-  

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 Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language  
Madurese and Malay Languages  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
16  
6

Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya  
Latin, Sundanese  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks  
18
40 weeks  
15

Greetings

Hello
Hello  
Halo  

Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay  
Nuhun  

How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?  
Kumaha kabarna?  

Good Night
Habeenka Good  
Wilujeng kulem  

Good Evening
Evening Good  
Wilujeng wengi  

Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan  
Wilujeng siang  

Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan  
Wilujeng énjing  

Please
Fadlan  
Mangga  

Sorry
sorry  
Hapunten  

Bye
caraysiiyo  
Wilujeng angkat  

I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay  
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun  

Excuse Me
iga raali ahow  
Punten  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Somali  
Western dialect  

Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali  
Banten  

How Many People Speak
16,000,000.00  
32
40,000,000.00  
18

Dialect 2
Benaadir  
Northern dialect  

Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu  
Bogor  

How Many People Speak
16,000,000.00  
30
40,000,000.00  
16

Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf  
Priangan dialect  

Where They Speak
Standard Somali  
Bandung  

How Many People Speak
21.00  
99+
40,000,000.00  
15

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million  
99+
39.00 million  
32

Speaking Population
0.07 %  
99+
0.57 %  
29

Native Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
21.00 million  
29
39.00 million  
22

Native Name
af Soomaali  
Basa Sunda  

Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga  
Priangan, Sunda  

French Name
somali  
soundanais  

German Name
Somali  
Sundanesisch  

Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]  
[sʊnˈdæniːs]  

Ethnicity
Somalis  
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui  

History

Origin
19th century  
5th century AD  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Somali  
Sundanese  

Language Position
83  
99+
42  
39

Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language  
Sundanese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
so  
su  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
som  
sun  

ISO 639 2/B
som  
sun  

ISO 639 3
som  
sun  

ISO 639 6
som  
sun  

Glottocode
soma1255  
sund1251  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Somali and Sundanese Speaking population

Somali and Sundanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Sundanese languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Sundanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 %. 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 Sundanese on Somali vs Sundanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Somali and Sundanese Language Codes

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

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