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Irish and Swahili


Swahili and Irish


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   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Swahili-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
18   
1
24   
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
13   
3
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit   
Habari   

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   

Sorry
Tá brón orm   
pole   

Bye
Slán   
bye   

I Love You
Is breá liom thú   
nakupenda   

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal   
Samahani   

Dialects

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   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
12   
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.79 million   
99+
150.00 million   
13

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
0.14 million   
99+
15.00 million   
40

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million   
35
Not Available   

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili   

French Name
irlandais moyen   
swahili   

German Name
Mittelirisch   
Swahili   

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Irish people   
Swahili people or Waswahili   

History

Origin
c. 750   
6th 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   
Swahili   

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual, Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
ga   
sw   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle   
swa   

ISO 639 2/B
gle   
swa   

ISO 639 3
gle   
swa   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
iris1253   
swah1254   

Linguasphere
50-AAA   
99-AUS-m   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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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.

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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 Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available. 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.

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