Irish and Zulu
Countries
European Union, Ireland
South Africa
National Language
Ireland
South Africa
Second Language
Ireland
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
United Kingdom
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
Pan South African Language Board
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.
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
Similar To
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Xhosa Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
unjani
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
okuhle ekuseni
Please
le do thoil
Ngiyacela
Sorry
Tá brón orm
Ngiyaxolisa
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Qwabe
Where They Speak
Connacht
Gabon, South Africa
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Munster
Georgia, South Africa
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Ndebele
Where They Speak
Ulster
Zimbabwe
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
irlandais moyen
zoulou
German Name
Mittelirisch
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Irish people
Zulu people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Celtic
Benue-Congo
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Deep Zulu
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
iris1253
zulu1248
Linguasphere
50-AAA
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
All Irish and Zulu 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 Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Irish and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Irish are spoken in different Irish Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Irish vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish, Munster Irish. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Irish and Zulu Speaking population
Irish and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 %. 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 Zulu on Irish vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Irish and Zulu Language Codes
Irish and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Irish and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.