Country
Languages of Somalia
The Linguasphere Register records 6 entries for Somalia, spread across 3 of its ten sectors. Each row below links to the Register entry, where the sets, chains and individual languages underneath it can be opened.
6Register entries
3Sectors present
5Zones
0Language entries
1= AFRO-ASIAN 5= INDO-EUROPEAN 9= TRANSAFRICAN
Register entries recorded in Somalia
| Code | Entry | Level | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
12= | SEMITIC | Zone | Covers the "Semitic" or ’Aramita + Amarinya set, part of the "Afro-Asiatic" or "Hamito-Semitic" intercontinental … |
14= | CUSHITIC | Zone | Covers the "Central & East Cushitic" grouping, within the "Afro-Asiatic" or "Hamito-Semitic" intercontinental affinity … |
51= | ROMANIC | Zone | Covers the "Romance" or Italiano + Româneasca set, part of the "Indo-European" intercontinental affinity. |
52-A | NORSK + FRYSK | Set | GERMANIC,. |
52= | GERMANIC | Zone | Covers the "Germanic" or Norsk + Frysk set, part of the "Indo-European" intercontinental affinity. |
99= | BANTUIC | Zone | Covers the "broad Bantu", "narrow Bantu + Bantoid" or Isizulu + Tiv set (the central-southern section of "old … |
Country placements come from the geographic data published with the Linguasphere Register. They mark where a speech community is recorded, not where a language is official. See sources and attribution.