Countries
European Union, Ireland
South Africa
Total No. Of Countries
21
0
46
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National Language
Ireland
South Africa
Second Language
Ireland
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
United Kingdom
Botswana, Lesotho
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.
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
Alphabets
1853
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
510
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1343
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn
Language Levels
53
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Dia dhuit
Molo
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
Unjani
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Molo
Please
le do thoil
Ndicela
Sorry
Tá brón orm
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
Slán
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Gcaleka
Where They Speak
Connacht
South Africa
How Many People Speak
100,000.0019,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Thembu
Where They Speak
Munster
South Africa
How Many People Speak
150,000.0019,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Hlubi
Where They Speak
Ulster
South Africa
How Many People Speak
140,000.0019.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
49
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
1.79 million20.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.03 %0.11 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
0.14 million8.20 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
1.65 million11.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
irlandais moyen
xhosa
German Name
Mittelirisch
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
Ethnicity
Irish people
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
c. 750
16th 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
No early forms
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
isiXhosa
Language Position
2521
1
120
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Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ga
xh
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
gle
xho
ISO 639 2/B
gle
xho
ISO 639 3
gle
xho
ISO 639 6
gle
xho
Glottocode
iris1253
xhos1239
Linguasphere
50-AAA
99-AUT-fa
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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