Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Vietnam
National Language
Somalia
Vietnam
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Asia
Minority Language
Yemen
Czech Republic
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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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 vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
- The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Chinese Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Chinese Language
Alphabets in
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Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
Cam on
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
Bạn khỏe không?
Good Night
Habeenka Good
Chúc ngủ ngon
Good Evening
Evening Good
Chào buổi tối
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
Chào buổi trưa
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
Chào buổi sáng
Please
Fadlan
xin vui lòng
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
tôi yêu bạn
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
Xin loi
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Northern Vietnamese
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
Dialect 2
Benaadir
North-central Vietnamese
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Mid-Central Vietnamese
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
Native Name
af Soomaali
tiếng việt (㗂越)
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
French Name
somali
vietnamien
German Name
Somali
Vietnamesisch
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
Ethnicity
Somalis
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
Origin
19th century
c. 1440
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Austroasiatic Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
Standard Forms
Somali
Standard Vietnamese
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Vietnamese sign languages
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
soma1255
viet1252
Linguasphere
No data available
46-EBA
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 Vietnamese 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 Vietnamese dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Vietnamese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Vietnamese Dialects are spoken in different Vietnamese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Vietnamese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Vietnamese dialects include: Northern Vietnamese , North-central Vietnamese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Vietnamese Speaking population
Somali and Vietnamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Vietnamese languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Vietnamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Vietnamese language is 1.14 %. 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 Vietnamese on Somali vs Vietnamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Vietnamese Language Codes
Somali and Vietnamese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Vietnamese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.