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Irish and Somali Speaking countries


Somali and Irish Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
3   
12

National Language
Ireland   
Somalia   

Second Language
Ireland   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Africa, Middle East   

Minority Language
United Kingdom   
Yemen   

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge   
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   

Interesting Facts
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  
  • 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
Not Available   
Afar and Oromo Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Arabic Language   

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Irish and Somali as Minority Language

In Irish and Somali speaking countries you will get the countries which have Irish and Somali as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Irish as minority language: United Kingdom.
  • Somali as minority language: Yemen.

If you want to compare Irish and Somali dialects, then you can go to Irish vs Somali Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Irish and Somali Regulators

Irish and Somali speaking countries provide you Irish and Somali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Foras na Gaeilge regulates Irish language.Somali is regulated by National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy. Also get to learn, Irish and Somali Language History.

Irish and Somali Continents

Thinking about Irish and Somali continents in which Irish and Somali speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Irish and Somali. Most of the Irish speaking countries lie in Europe. While Somali speaking countries lie in Africa, Middle East. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Irish and Somali languages:

Irish Interesting Facts:

Somali Interesting Facts:

The Irish language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Irish language is similar to Afar and Oromo Language and derived from Arabic Language.

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