Thai and Somali
Countries
Thailand
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Thailand
Somalia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
Yemen
Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
- You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
- 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.
Similar To
Lao Language
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Khmer Language
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Thai
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Hello
Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
Subax wanaagsan
Please
โปรด (Pord)
Fadlan
Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
sorry
Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
caraysiiyo
I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Isan
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Isan
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Northern Thai
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Northern Thailand
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Southern Thai
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
Standard Somali
Native Name
ภาษาไทย
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
German Name
Thailändisch
Somali
Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
[afsoomaali]
Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
Somalis
Origin
1283 CE
19th century
Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Early Forms
Old Thai
No early forms
Standard Forms
Thai
Somali
Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
thai1261
soma1255
Linguasphere
47-AAA-b
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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All Thai and Somali 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 Thai and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Thai and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Thai are spoken in different Thai Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Thai vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Thai dialects include: Isan, Northern Thai. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Thai and Somali Speaking population
Thai and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Thai and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Thai and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali language is 0.07 %. 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 Thai and Somali on Thai vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Thai and Somali Language Codes
Thai and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Thai and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.