Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
36
0
46
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National Language
Somalia
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Asia
Minority Language
Yemen
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Malayalam
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
26247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
512
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
2118
9
60
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
53
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Habeenka Good
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Evening Good
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Fadlan
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
caraysiiyo
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Kongu
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Kongu
How Many People Speak
16,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
16,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
21.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
310
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
13.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.07 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
8.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
21.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
af Soomaali
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
somali
tamoul
German Name
Somali
Tamil
Pronunciation
[afsoomaali]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
19th century
300 BC
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Somali
Modern Tamil
Language Position
8318
1
120
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Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
so
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
som
tam
ISO 639 2/B
som
tam
ISO 639 3
som
tam
ISO 639 6
som
tam
Glottocode
soma1255
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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