Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
National Language
Somalia
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Asia
Minority Language
Yemen
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
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.
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language
Tamil
Derived From
Arabic Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
Habeenka Good
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
Evening Good
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
Fadlan
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
Waddar
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
af Soomaali
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
somali
télougou
German Name
Somali
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Somalis
Telugu people
Origin
19th century
c. 575
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Somali
Telugu
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
soma1255
telu1262
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Somali and Telugu Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Somali and Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Somali and Telugu language. Somali word for "Hello" is Hello or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Somali Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Somali vs Telugu Difficulty
The Somali vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Somali Alphabets and Telugu Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Somali and Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Somali and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Somali is 52 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.