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Irish and Swahili Speaking countries


Swahili and Irish Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
4   
11

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.
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Similar To
Not Available   
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Arabic Language   

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Irish and Swahili as Minority Language

In Irish and Swahili speaking countries you will get the countries which have Irish and Swahili as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Irish as minority language: United Kingdom.
  • Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

If you want to compare Irish and Swahili dialects, then you can go to Irish vs Swahili Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Irish and Swahili Regulators

Irish and Swahili speaking countries provide you Irish and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Foras na Gaeilge regulates Irish language.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, Irish and Swahili Language History.

Irish and Swahili Continents

Thinking about Irish and Swahili continents in which Irish and Swahili speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Irish and Swahili. Most of the Irish speaking countries lie in Europe. While Swahili speaking countries lie in Africa. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Irish and Swahili languages:

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