Irish and Xhosa
Countries
European Union, Ireland
South Africa
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
Not Available
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
Not Available
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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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
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Thembu
Where They Speak
Munster
South Africa
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Hlubi
Where They Speak
Ulster
South Africa
Speaking Population
Not Available
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]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Irish people
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
c. 750
16th 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
isiXhosa
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
iris1253
xhos1239
Linguasphere
50-AAA
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Irish and Xhosa 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 Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Irish and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Irish are spoken in different Irish Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Irish vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish, Munster Irish. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Irish and Xhosa Speaking population
Irish and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Xhosa on Irish vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Irish and Xhosa Language Codes
Irish and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Irish and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.