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Albanian and Irish


Irish and Albanian


Countries

Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   
European Union, Ireland   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   
Ireland   

Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia   
Ireland   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania   
United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana   
Foras na Gaeilge   

Interesting Facts
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
    •   
  • 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
Romanian   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36   
18
18   
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
29   
19
13   
3

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
Përshëndetje   
Dia dhuit   

Thank You
Ju faleminderit   
Go raibh maith agat   

How Are You?
Si jeni?   
Conas atá tú ?   

Good Night
natën e mirë   
Oíche mhaith   

Good Evening
mirëmbrëma   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Afternoon
mirëdita   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Morning
mirëmengjes   
Dia dhuit ar maidin   

Please
Ju lutem   
le do thoil   

Sorry
Me fal   
Tá brón orm   

Bye
mirupafshim   
Slán   

I Love You
unë e dua ju   
Is breá liom thú   

Excuse Me
Më falni   
Gabh mo leithscéal   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian   
Connacht Irish   

Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia   
Connacht   

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00   
20
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian   
Munster Irish   

Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey   
Munster   

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00   
20
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Arbëresh   
Ulster Irish   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Ulster   

How Many People Speak
100,000.00   
28
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.50 million   
99+
1.79 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
3.10 million   
99+
0.14 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.60 million   
31
1.65 million   
35

Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe   
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   

French Name
albanais   
irlandais moyen   

German Name
Albanisch   
Mittelirisch   

Pronunciation
[ʃcip]   
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   

Ethnicity
Albanians   
Irish people   

History

Origin
1462 AD   
c. 750   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Celtic   

Branch
Not Available   
Goidelic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Albanian   
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   

Standard Forms
Standard Albanian   
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   

Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)   
Irish Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sq   
ga   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sqi   
gle   

ISO 639 2/B
alb   
gle   

ISO 639 3
sqi   
gle   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
alba1267   
iris1253   

Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa   
50-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Fusional   

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All Albanian 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 Albanian and Irish dialects. Various dialects of Albanian and Irish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Albanian are spoken in different Albanian Speaking Countries whereas Irish Dialects are spoken in different Irish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Albanian vs Irish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Albanian dialects include: Gheg Albanian, Tosk Albanian. Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish , Munster Irish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Albanian and Irish Speaking population

Albanian and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Albanian and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of Albanian and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Albanian 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 Albanian and Irish on Albanian vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Albanian and Irish Language Codes

Albanian and Irish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Albanian and Irish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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