
Extract the answer to the question from the following context.
Question: If you were to do a report on the amount of people who speak the language, what information would you have to admit to be completely honest?
Context: The exact number of speakers of Somali is unknown. One source estimates that there are 7.78 million speakers of Somali in Somalia itself and 12.65 million speakers globally. The Somali language is spoken by ethnic Somalis in Greater Somalia and the Somali diaspora.

The exact number of speakers of Somali is unknown
