Irish and Shona
Countries
European Union, Ireland
Zimbabwe
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
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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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
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Hwesa
Where They Speak
Connacht
Zimbabwe
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Karanga
Where They Speak
Munster
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Ulster
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
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
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Standard Shona
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Signed Shona
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
iris1253
core1255
Linguasphere
50-AAA
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Irish and Shona 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 Irish and Shona dialects. Various dialects of Irish and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Irish are spoken in different Irish Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Irish vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish, Munster Irish. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Irish and Shona Speaking population
Irish and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 %. 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 Irish and Shona on Irish vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Irish and Shona Language Codes
Irish and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Irish and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.