Xhosa and Somali
Countries
South Africa
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
South Africa
Somalia
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Yemen
Regulated By
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National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Interesting Facts
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
- 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
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
Unjani
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
Molo
Subax wanaagsan
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
sorry
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
caraysiiyo
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
Uxolo
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
South Africa
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Thembu
Benaadir
Where They Speak
South Africa
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
South Africa
Standard Somali
Native Name
isiXhosa
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Somali
Pronunciation
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
[afsoomaali]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Somalis
Origin
16th Century
19th century
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Cushitic
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Somali
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
xhos1239
soma1255
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Xhosa 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 Xhosa and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Somali Speaking population
Xhosa and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % 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 Xhosa and Somali on Xhosa vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Somali Language Codes
Xhosa and Somali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Somali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.