Somali and Urdu
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
India, Pakistan
National Language
Somalia
Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Asia, Oceania
Minority Language
Yemen
India
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
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.
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
Ghaznavid Persian Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
آپ کا شکریہ
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
Good Night
Habeenka Good
گڈ نائٹ
Good Evening
Evening Good
سلام علیکم
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
گڈ آفٹر نون
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
گڈ مارننگ
Please
Fadlan
براہ مہربانی
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
مجھے تم سے محبت
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
معاف کیجئے گا
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Dakhini
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
India
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Hyderabadi Urdu
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
India
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Rekhta
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
South Asia
Native Name
af Soomaali
اُردُو
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Bihari
French Name
somali
ourdou
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
[ˈʊrd̪u]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Urdu-speaking people
Origin
19th century
12th Century CE
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Modern Standard Urdu
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Signed Urdu
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
soma1255
urdu1245
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-q
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional
All Somali and Urdu 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 Urdu dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Urdu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Urdu Dialects are spoken in different Urdu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Urdu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Urdu dialects include: Dakhini , Hyderabadi Urdu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Urdu Speaking population
Somali and Urdu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Urdu languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Urdu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 %. 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 Urdu on Somali vs Urdu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Urdu Language Codes
Somali and Urdu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Urdu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.