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Irish vs Shona


Shona vs Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
Zimbabwe   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Ireland   
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe   

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   
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.
  
  • Shona language is tonal language.
  • The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Kalanga and Nambya Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18   
1
Not Available   

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
13   
3
46   
34

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit   
Mhoro   

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat   
Waita zvako   

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?   
Wakadini zvako?   

Good Night
Oíche mhaith   
Urare zvakanaka   

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Manheru   

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Masikati   

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin   
Mangwanani   

Please
le do thoil   
Ndinokumbirawo   

Sorry
Tá brón orm   
Ndineurombo   

Bye
Slán   
bye   

I Love You
Is breá liom thú   
Ndinokuda   

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal   
Pamusoro   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish   
Hwesa   

Where They Speak
Connacht   
Zimbabwe   

Dialect 2
Munster Irish   
Karanga   

Where They Speak
Munster   
southern Zimbabwe   

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish   
Zezuru   

Where They Speak
Ulster   
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.79 million   
99+
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
0.14 million   
99+
8.30 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million   
35
Not Available   

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

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru   

French Name
irlandais moyen   
shona   

German Name
Mittelirisch   
Schona-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Irish people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
c. 750   
20th 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   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   
Not Available   

Language Position
Not Available   
107   
99+

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ga   
sn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle   
sna   

ISO 639 2/B
gle   
sna   

ISO 639 3
gle   
sna   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
iris1253   
core1255   

Linguasphere
50-AAA   
99-AUT-a   

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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Irish and Shona Language History

Comparison of Irish vs Shona language history gives us differences between origin of Irish and Shona language. History of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750 whereas history of Shona language states that this language originated in 20th century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Irish and Shona Language History.

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Irish and Shona Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Irish and Shona greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Irish and Shona language. Irish word for "Hello" is Dia dhuit or Shona word for "Thank You" is Waita zvako. Find more of such common Irish Greetings and Shona Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Irish vs Shona Difficulty

The Irish vs Shona difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish Alphabets and Shona Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Irish and Shona are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Shona, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Shona time required is Not Available.

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