Urdu and Somali
Countries
India, Pakistan
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Pakistan
Somalia
Second Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
India
Yemen
Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
- 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
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
گڈ نائٹ
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
سلام علیکم
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ
Subax wanaagsan
Please
براہ مہربانی
Fadlan
I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Dakhini
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
India
Gabon, Standard Somali
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu
Benaadir
Where They Speak
India
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Rekhta
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
South Asia
Standard Somali
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
اُردُو
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Bihari
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
ourdou
somali
Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Somalis
Origin
12th Century CE
19th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Cushitic
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu
Somali
Signed Forms
Signed Urdu
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
urdu1245
soma1255
Linguasphere
59-AAF-q
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
All Urdu 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 Urdu and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Urdu and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Urdu are spoken in different Urdu Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Urdu vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Urdu dialects include: Dakhini, Hyderabadi Urdu. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Urdu and Somali Speaking population
Urdu and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available. 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 Urdu and Somali on Urdu vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Urdu and Somali Language Codes
Urdu and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Urdu and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.