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Irish vs Somali


Somali vs 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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Irish and Somali Language History

Comparison of Irish vs Somali language history gives us differences between origin of Irish and Somali language. History of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750 whereas history of Somali language states that this language originated in 19th century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Irish and Somali Language History.

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Irish and Somali Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Irish and Somali greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Irish and Somali language. Irish word for "Hello" is Dia dhuit or Somali word for "Thank You" is Waad ku mahadsan tahay. Find more of such common Irish Greetings and Somali Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Irish vs Somali Difficulty

The Irish vs Somali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish Alphabets and Somali Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Irish and Somali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Somali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Somali time required is 52 weeks.

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