Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Total No. Of Countries
34
0
46
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National Language
Somalia
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Asia
Minority Language
Yemen
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
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.
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Tamil
Derived From
Arabic Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2660
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
519
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2141
9
60
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
53
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Hello
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
Habeenka Good
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
Evening Good
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
Fadlan
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Bye
caraysiiyo
బై (Bai)
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Waddar
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How Many People Speak
16,000,000.00170,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Benaadir
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
16,000,000.0026,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
21.0030,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
338
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
13.00 million80.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.07 %1.15 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
8.00 million75.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
21.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
af Soomaali
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
somali
télougou
German Name
Somali
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
[ˈteluɡu]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Telugu people
Origin
19th century
c. 575
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Somali
Telugu
Language Position
8315
1
120
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Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Signed Telugu
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
so
te
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
som
tel
ISO 639 2/B
som
tel
ISO 639 3
som
tel
ISO 639 6
som
tel
Glottocode
soma1255
telu1262
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
-
-