Somali and Irish
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
European Union, Ireland
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
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Is breá liom thú
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
Gabh mo leithscéal
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
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
[afsoomaali]
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
Ethnicity
Somalis
Irish people
Origin
19th century
c. 750
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Standard Forms
Somali
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Irish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
soma1255
iris1253
Linguasphere
No data available
50-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
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.
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 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 %. 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.