Shona and Irish
Countries
Zimbabwe
European Union, Ireland
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Ireland
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Ireland
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United Kingdom
Regulated By
Not Available
Foras na Gaeilge
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- 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.
Similar To
Kalanga and Nambya Language
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Waita zvako
Go raibh maith agat
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
Conas atá tú ?
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
Oíche mhaith
Good Evening
Manheru
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Afternoon
Masikati
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Morning
Mangwanani
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
le do thoil
Sorry
Ndineurombo
Tá brón orm
I Love You
Ndinokuda
Is breá liom thú
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
Gabh mo leithscéal
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Connacht Irish
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Connacht
Dialect 2
Karanga
Munster Irish
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Munster
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Ulster Irish
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Ulster
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
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Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
French Name
shona
irlandais moyen
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Mittelirisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Irish people
Origin
20th century
c. 750
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Celtic
Early Forms
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Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Standard Forms
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An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
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Irish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
core1255
iris1253
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
50-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Shona and Irish 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 Shona and Irish dialects. Various dialects of Shona and Irish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Shona are spoken in different Shona Speaking Countries whereas Irish Dialects are spoken in different Irish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Shona vs Irish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Shona dialects include: Hwesa, Karanga. Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish , Munster Irish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Shona and Irish Speaking population
Shona and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Shona and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of Shona and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Irish 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 Shona and Irish on Shona vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Shona and Irish Language Codes
Shona and Irish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Shona and Irish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.