Xhosa and Irish
Countries
South Africa
European Union, Ireland
National Language
South Africa
Ireland
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Ireland
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
United Kingdom
Regulated By
Not Available
Foras na Gaeilge
Interesting Facts
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
- 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
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Not Available
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
Go raibh maith agat
How Are You?
Unjani
Conas atá tú ?
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
Oíche mhaith
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Morning
Molo
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Please
Ndicela
le do thoil
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
Tá brón orm
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
Slán
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
Is breá liom thú
Excuse Me
Uxolo
Gabh mo leithscéal
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Connacht Irish
Where They Speak
South Africa
Connacht
Dialect 2
Thembu
Munster Irish
Where They Speak
South Africa
Munster
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Ulster Irish
Where They Speak
South Africa
Ulster
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
isiXhosa
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
French Name
xhosa
irlandais moyen
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Mittelirisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Irish people
Origin
16th 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
isiXhosa
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Irish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
xhos1239
iris1253
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
50-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
All Xhosa 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 Xhosa and Irish dialects. Various dialects of Xhosa and Irish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Xhosa are spoken in different Xhosa Speaking Countries whereas Irish Dialects are spoken in different Irish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Xhosa vs Irish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka, Thembu. Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish , Munster Irish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Xhosa and Irish Speaking population
Xhosa and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Xhosa and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of Xhosa and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 % 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 Xhosa and Irish on Xhosa vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Xhosa and Irish Language Codes
Xhosa and Irish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Xhosa and Irish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
