Countries
European Union, Ireland
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Total No. Of Countries
23
0
46
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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
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
-
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
1826
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
55
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1321
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
55
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks52 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
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
How Many People Speak
100,000.0016,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Munster
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
How Many People Speak
150,000.0016,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
Ulster
Standard Somali
How Many People Speak
140,000.0021.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
43
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
1.79 million13.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.03 %0.07 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
0.14 million8.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
1.65 million21.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
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]
[afsoomaali]
Ethnicity
Irish people
Somalis
Origin
c. 750
19th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Celtic
Cushitic
Branch
Goidelic
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
No early forms
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Somali
Language Position
2583
1
120
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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
gle
som
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
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