Somali and Yoruba
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Somalia
Nigeria
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Africa
Minority Language
Yemen
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Yoruba Academy
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 largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
e dupe
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
Habeenka Good
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
Evening Good
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
e kaasan
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
e kaaro
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Nigeria
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Benin, Togo
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Nigeria
Native Name
af Soomaali
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
somali
yoruba
German Name
Somali
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
[jòɾùbá]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Yoruba people
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Western Sudanic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
soma1255
yoru1245
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
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 Yoruba 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 Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Yoruba Speaking population
Somali and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 %. 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 Yoruba on Somali vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Yoruba Language Codes
Somali and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.