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Somali and Irish


Irish and Somali


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
European Union, Ireland   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
2   
13

National Language
Somalia   
Ireland   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Ireland   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East   
Europe   

Minority Language
Yemen   
United Kingdom   

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

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
18   
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
21   
11
13   
3

Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks   
12
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
Dia dhuit   

Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   
Go raibh maith agat   

How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?   
Conas atá tú ?   

Good Night
Habeenka Good   
Oíche mhaith   

Good Evening
Evening Good   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan   
Dia dhuit ar maidin   

Please
Fadlan   
le do thoil   

Sorry
sorry   
Tá brón orm   

Bye
caraysiiyo   
Slán   

I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay   
Is breá liom thú   

Excuse Me
iga raali ahow   
Gabh mo leithscéal   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Somali   
Connacht Irish   

Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali   
Connacht   

Dialect 2
Benaadir   
Munster Irish   

Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   
Munster   

Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf   
Ulster Irish   

Where They Speak
Standard Somali   
Ulster   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.00 million   
99+
0.14 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
1.65 million   
35

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

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

French Name
somali   
irlandais moyen   

German Name
Somali   
Mittelirisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   

Ethnicity
Somalis   
Irish people   

History

Origin
19th century   
c. 750   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Cushitic   
Celtic   

Branch
Not Available   
Goidelic   

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Somali   
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   

Language Position
83   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language   
Irish Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
so   
ga   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
som   
gle   

ISO 639 2/B
som   
gle   

ISO 639 3
som   
gle   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
soma1255   
iris1253   

Linguasphere
No data available   
50-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Somali and Irish Speaking population

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

Somali and Irish Language Codes

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

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