Countries
European Union, Ireland
  
Zimbabwe
  
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 in
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Shona-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Alphabets
Not Available
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
1.79 million
  
99+
25.00 million
  
40
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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
  
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.