Somali and Thai
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Thailand
National Language
Somalia
Thailand
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
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
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.
- Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
- You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Lao Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Khmer Language
Alphabets in
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Thai-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Thai
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
Good Night
Habeenka Good
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
Good Evening
Evening Good
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
Please
Fadlan
โปรด (Pord)
Sorry
sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Bye
caraysiiyo
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Isan
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Isan
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Northern Thai
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Northern Thailand
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Southern Thai
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
Native Name
af Soomaali
ภาษาไทย
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
German Name
Somali
Thailändisch
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
Origin
19th century
1283 CE
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Thai
Standard Forms
Somali
Thai
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Thai Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
soma1255
thai1261
Linguasphere
No data available
47-AAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Isolating
All Somali and Thai 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 Thai dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Thai language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Thai Dialects are spoken in different Thai speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Thai Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Thai dialects include: Isan , Northern Thai. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Thai Speaking population
Somali and Thai speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Thai languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Thai Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 %. 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 Thai on Somali vs Thai where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Thai Language Codes
Somali and Thai language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Thai Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.