Countries
European Union, Ireland
  
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
  
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 in
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Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
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
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
  
Somali Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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
  
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.