Irish and Swahili
Countries
European Union, Ireland
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Ireland
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
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
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
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Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
Asante
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
Habari gani?
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Habari za asubuhi
Please
le do thoil
tafadhali
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
nakupenda
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
Samahani
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
Connacht
Zanzibar island
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Kimrima
Where They Speak
Munster
Dar es Salaam
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Kimgao
Where They Speak
Ulster
Kilwa
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Kiswahili
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
irlandais moyen
swahili
German Name
Mittelirisch
Swahili
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
[swaˈhili]
Ethnicity
Irish people
Swahili people or Waswahili
Origin
c. 750
6th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Celtic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
No early forms
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Swahili
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Swahili Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
Glottocode
iris1253
swah1254
Linguasphere
50-AAA
99-AUS-m
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 Swahili 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 Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Irish and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Irish are spoken in different Irish Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Irish vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish, Munster Irish. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Irish and Swahili Speaking population
Irish and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 %. 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 Swahili on Irish vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Irish and Swahili Language Codes
Irish and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Irish and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.