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Irish and Somali


Somali and Irish


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   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
18   
1
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
13   
3
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
52 weeks   
12

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit   
Hello   

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat   
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?   
Sidee tahay ?   

Good Night
Oíche mhaith   
Habeenka Good   

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Evening Good   

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit   
galab wanaagsan   

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin   
Subax wanaagsan   

Please
le do thoil   
Fadlan   

Sorry
Tá brón orm   
sorry   

Bye
Slán   
caraysiiyo   

I Love You
Is breá liom thú   
Waan ku jeclahay   

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal   
iga raali ahow   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish   
Northern Somali   

Where They Speak
Connacht   
Gabon, Standard Somali   

Dialect 2
Munster Irish   
Benaadir   

Where They Speak
Munster   
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish   
Af-Ashraaf   

Where They Speak
Ulster   
Standard Somali   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
0.14 million   
99+
8.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million   
35
Not Available   

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   
af Soomaali   

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   

French Name
irlandais moyen   
somali   

German Name
Mittelirisch   
Somali   

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Irish people   
Somalis   

History

Origin
c. 750   
19th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Cushitic   

Branch
Goidelic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   
Somali   

Language Position
Not Available   
83   
99+

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Somali Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ga   
so   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle   
som   

ISO 639 2/B
gle   
som   

ISO 639 3
gle   
som   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
iris1253   
soma1255   

Linguasphere
50-AAA   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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

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Irish and Somali Speaking population

Irish and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available. 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 Irish and Somali on Irish vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Irish and Somali Language Codes

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

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