Language code: som
Technical information about ISO 639 language code som
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The table below provides technical details for the Somali language, designated by the som code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
|
| Standard | |
| Name | Official Somali Native Soomaaliga |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Northern SomaliBenadir SomaliMaay (Maay-Maay) |
| Related languages | AfarOromoSahoBeja |
| Key facts | Classified in the East Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic familyOfficial Latin orthography adopted in 1972 uses 21 consonant and 5 vowel lettersEmploys pitch accent (tonal stress) to distinguish meaning and grammarNouns show gender, number and case with both suffixes and internal stem changesOral literature features intricate alliterative poetry such as the gabay. |
| Sample phrase | Salaan, sidee tahay? |
| Character encodings | |
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The Somali language, identified by the code som, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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