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Armenian vs Irish


Irish vs Armenian


Countries

Countries
Armenian Highland   
European Union, Ireland   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic   
Ireland   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Ireland   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine   
United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Armenian National Academy of Sciences   
Foras na Gaeilge   

Interesting Facts
  • The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
  • Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  
  • 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
Greek   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
38   
20
18   
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
32   
22
13   
3

Scripts
Armenian manuscript   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
12   
9
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
Բարեւ (Barev)   
Dia dhuit   

Thank You
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)   
Go raibh maith agat   

How Are You?
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)   
Conas atá tú ?   

Good Night
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)   
Oíche mhaith   

Good Evening
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Afternoon
Բարի օր (Bari or)   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Morning
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)   
Dia dhuit ar maidin   

Please
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)   
le do thoil   

Sorry
կներեք (knerek’)   
Tá brón orm   

Bye
Ց'տեսություն   
Slán   

I Love You
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)   
Is breá liom thú   

Excuse Me
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)   
Gabh mo leithscéal   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Armenian   
Connacht Irish   

Where They Speak
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey   
Connacht   

Dialect 2
Western Armenian   
Munster Irish   

Where They Speak
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey   
Munster   

Dialect 3
Not Applicable   
Ulster Irish   

Where They Speak
Not Applicable   
Ulster   

Total No. Of Dialects
2   
2
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
6.00 million   
99+
0.14 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
1.65 million   
35

Native Name
Հայերէն (Hayeren)   
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   

Alternative Names
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri   
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   

French Name
arménien   
irlandais moyen   

German Name
Armenisch   
Mittelirisch   

Pronunciation
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]   
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   

Ethnicity
Armenians   
Irish people   

History

Origin
late 5th century   
c. 750   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Celtic   

Branch
Not Available   
Goidelic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian   
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   

Standard Forms
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian   
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Irish Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
hy   
ga   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hye   
gle   

ISO 639 2/B
arm   
gle   

ISO 639 3
hye   
gle   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
arme1241   
iris1253   

Linguasphere
57-AAA-a   
50-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic   
Fusional   

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Armenian and Irish Language History

Comparison of Armenian vs Irish language history gives us differences between origin of Armenian and Irish language. History of Armenian language states that this language originated in late 5th century whereas history of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Armenian and Irish Language History.

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Armenian and Irish 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 Armenian and Irish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Armenian and Irish language. Armenian word for "Hello" is Բարեւ (Barev) or Irish word for "Thank You" is Go raibh maith agat. Find more of such common Armenian Greetings and Irish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Armenian vs Irish Difficulty

The Armenian vs Irish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Armenian Alphabets and Irish 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 Armenian and Irish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Armenian and Irish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Armenian is 44 weeks while to learn Irish time required is 36 weeks.

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