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Welsh and Somali


Somali and Welsh


Countries

Countries
Wales  
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
3  
12

National Language
Wales  
Somalia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Africa, Middle East  

Minority Language
Argentina, United Kingdom  
Yemen  

Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner  
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  
  • 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
English Language  
Afar and Oromo Language  

Derived From
British Language  
Arabic Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
29  
11
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
52 weeks  
18

Greetings

Hello
Helô  
Hello  

Thank You
Diolch  
Waad ku mahadsan tahay  

How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?  
Sidee tahay ?  

Good Night
Nos da  
Habeenka Good  

Good Evening
Noswaith dda  
Evening Good  

Good Afternoon
P'nawn da  
galab wanaagsan  

Good Morning
Bore da  
Subax wanaagsan  

Please
os gwelwch yn dda  
Fadlan  

Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym  
sorry  

Bye
Hwyl  
caraysiiyo  

I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di  
Waan ku jeclahay  

Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi  
iga raali ahow  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh  
Northern Somali  

Where They Speak
Argentina  
Gabon, Standard Somali  

How Many People Speak
38,000.00  
99+
16,000,000.00  
32

Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg  
Benaadir  

Where They Speak
Gwynedd  
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu  

How Many People Speak
700,000.00  
99+
16,000,000.00  
30

Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg  
Af-Ashraaf  

Where They Speak
Powys  
Standard Somali  

How Many People Speak
700,000.00  
99+
21.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.40 million  
99+
13.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.24 %  
99+
0.07 %  
99+

Native Speakers
7.40 million  
99+
8.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
0.70 million  
99+
21.00 million  
29

Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg  
af Soomaali  

Alternative Names
Cymraeg  
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga  

French Name
gallois  
somali  

German Name
Kymrisch  
Somali  

Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]  
[afsoomaali]  

Ethnicity
Welsh people  
Somalis  

History

Origin
9th Century  
19th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
Cushitic  

Branch
Brythonic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Welsh  
Somali  

Language Position
31  
29
83  
99+

Signed Forms
Welsh Sign Language  
Somali Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
cy  
so  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cym  
som  

ISO 639 2/B
wel  
som  

ISO 639 3
cym  
som  

ISO 639 6
cym  
som  

Glottocode
wels1247  
soma1255  

Linguasphere
50-ABA  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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All Welsh 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 Welsh and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Welsh and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Welsh are spoken in different Welsh Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Welsh vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Welsh dialects include: Patagonian Welsh, Y Wyndodeg. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Welsh and Somali Speaking population

Welsh and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Welsh and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Welsh and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Welsh language is 0.24 % 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 Welsh and Somali on Welsh vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Welsh and Somali Language Codes

Welsh and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Welsh and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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