Countries
European Union, Ireland
Zimbabwe
Total No. Of Countries
21
0
46
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National Language
Ireland
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Ireland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
United Kingdom
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
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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.
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
1837
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
55
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1346
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn
Language Levels
54
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks30 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Dia dhuit
Mhoro
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
Waita zvako
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
Manheru
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
Masikati
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Mangwanani
Please
le do thoil
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
Tá brón orm
Ndineurombo
Bye
Slán
bye
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Hwesa
Where They Speak
Connacht
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
100,000.0011,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Karanga
Where They Speak
Munster
southern Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
150,000.001,100,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Ulster
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
How Many People Speak
140,000.0016.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
44
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
1.79 million25.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.03 %0.13 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
0.14 million8.30 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
1.65 million16.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
chiShona
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
irlandais moyen
shona
German Name
Mittelirisch
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
[ʃoːna]
Ethnicity
Irish people
Shona people
Origin
c. 750
20th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Celtic
Benue-Congo
Branch
Goidelic
Bantu
Language Forms
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Standard Shona
Language Position
25107
1
120
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Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Signed Shona
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ga
sn
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
gle
sna
ISO 639 2/B
gle
sna
ISO 639 3
gle
sna
ISO 639 6
gle
sna
Glottocode
iris1253
core1255
Linguasphere
50-AAA
99-AUT-a
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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