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Somali and Welsh


Welsh and Somali


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia  
Wales  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
1  
14

National Language
Somalia  
Wales  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East  
Europe  

Minority Language
Yemen  
Argentina, United Kingdom  

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy  
Welsh Language Commissioner  

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.
  
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language  
English Language  

Derived From
Arabic Language  
British Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Welsh-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
26  
8
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
21  
11
21  
11

Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks  
18
30 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Hello  
Helô  

Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay  
Diolch  

How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?  
Sut ydych chi?  

Good Night
Habeenka Good  
Nos da  

Good Evening
Evening Good  
Noswaith dda  

Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan  
P'nawn da  

Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan  
Bore da  

Please
Fadlan  
os gwelwch yn dda  

Sorry
sorry  
Mae'n ddrwg gennym  

Bye
caraysiiyo  
Hwyl  

I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay  
Dw i'n dy garu di  

Excuse Me
iga raali ahow  
Esgusodwch fi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Somali  
Patagonian Welsh  

Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali  
Argentina  

How Many People Speak
16,000,000.00  
32
38,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Benaadir  
Y Wyndodeg  

Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu  
Gwynedd  

How Many People Speak
16,000,000.00  
30
700,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf  
Y Bowyseg  

Where They Speak
Standard Somali  
Powys  

How Many People Speak
21.00  
99+
700,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million  
99+
7.40 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.07 %  
99+
0.24 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
7.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
21.00 million  
29
0.70 million  
99+

Native Name
af Soomaali  
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg  

Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga  
Cymraeg  

French Name
somali  
gallois  

German Name
Somali  
Kymrisch  

Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]  
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]  

Ethnicity
Somalis  
Welsh people  

History

Origin
19th century  
9th Century  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Celtic  

Branch
-  
Brythonic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh  

Standard Forms
Somali  
Welsh  

Language Position
83  
99+
31  
29

Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language  
Welsh Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
so  
cy  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
som  
cym  

ISO 639 2/B
som  
wel  

ISO 639 3
som  
cym  

ISO 639 6
som  
cym  

Glottocode
soma1255  
wels1247  

Linguasphere
No data available  
50-ABA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Historical  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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All Somali and Welsh 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 Welsh dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Welsh language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Welsh Dialects are spoken in different Welsh speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Welsh Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Welsh dialects include: Patagonian Welsh , Y Wyndodeg. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Somali and Welsh Speaking population

Somali and Welsh speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Welsh languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Welsh Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Welsh language is 0.24 %. 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 Welsh on Somali vs Welsh where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Somali and Welsh Language Codes

Somali and Welsh language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Welsh Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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