Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey
National Language
Somalia
Turkey
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Yemen
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Turkish Language Association
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.
- Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
- Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Azerbaijani Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
teşekkür ederim
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
Nasılsın?
Good Night
Habeenka Good
İyi Geceler
Good Evening
Evening Good
İyi Akşamlar
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
Tünaydın
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
günaydın
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Seni seviyorum
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
Afedersiniz
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Azerbaijani Turkish
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Crimean Turkish
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Gagauz
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine
Native Name
af Soomaali
Türkçe
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Anatolian, Türkisch
German Name
Somali
Türkisch
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
[ˈtyɾct͡ʃɛ]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Turkish
Origin
19th century
c. 1350
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Turkic Family
Branch
-
Southwestern(Oghuz)
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish
Standard Forms
Somali
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Turkish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
soma1255
nucl1301
Linguasphere
No data available
44-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
Synthetic
All Somali and Turkish 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 Turkish dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Turkish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Turkish Dialects are spoken in different Turkish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Turkish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Turkish dialects include: Azerbaijani Turkish , Crimean Turkish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Turkish Speaking population
Somali and Turkish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Turkish languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Turkish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Turkish language is 0.95 %. 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 Turkish on Somali vs Turkish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Turkish Language Codes
Somali and Turkish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Turkish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.