Swahili and Irish
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
European Union, Ireland
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
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
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Foras na Gaeilge
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- 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
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
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Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Asante
Go raibh maith agat
How Are You?
Habari gani?
Conas atá tú ?
Good Night
Usiku mwema
Oíche mhaith
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Please
tafadhali
le do thoil
I Love You
nakupenda
Is breá liom thú
Excuse Me
Samahani
Gabh mo leithscéal
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Connacht Irish
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Connacht
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Munster Irish
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Munster
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Ulster Irish
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Ulster
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
French Name
swahili
irlandais moyen
German Name
Swahili
Mittelirisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Irish people
Origin
6th century
c. 750
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Celtic
Early Forms
No early forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Standard Forms
Swahili
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Signed Forms
Not Available
Irish Sign Language
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
swah1254
iris1253
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
50-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
All Swahili 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 Swahili and Irish dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Irish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Irish Dialects are spoken in different Irish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Irish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish , Munster Irish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Irish Speaking population
Swahili and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available 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 Swahili and Irish on Swahili vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Irish Language Codes
Swahili and Irish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Irish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.