Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
European Union, Ireland
  
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Ireland
  
Second Language
Spain
  
Ireland
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
United Kingdom
  
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Foras na Gaeilge
  
Interesting Facts
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
- 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hola
  
Dia dhuit
  
Thank You
Gràcies
  
Go raibh maith agat
  
How Are You?
Com estàs?
  
Conas atá tú ?
  
Good Night
Bona nit
  
Oíche mhaith
  
Good Evening
Bona nit
  
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
  
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Good Morning
Bon dia
  
Dia dhuit ar maidin
  
Please
Sisplau
  
le do thoil
  
Sorry
Perdó!
  
Tá brón orm
  
Bye
Adéu
  
Slán
  
I Love You
T'estimo
  
Is breá liom thú
  
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
  
Gabh mo leithscéal
  
Dialect 1
Caló
  
Connacht Irish
  
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
  
Connacht
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Valencian
  
Munster Irish
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Munster
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
19
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
  
Ulster Irish
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Ulster
  
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million
  
99+
1.79 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.10 million
  
99+
0.14 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million
  
28
1.65 million
  
35
Native Name
català
  
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
  
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
  
French Name
catalan; valencien
  
irlandais moyen
  
German Name
Katalanisch
  
Mittelirisch
  
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
  
Ethnicity
Catalan people
  
Irish people
  
Origin
c. 1028
  
c. 750
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Celtic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Goidelic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Catalan
  
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
  
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
  
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
  
Irish Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ca
  
ga
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
cat
  
gle
  
ISO 639 2/B
cat
  
gle
  
ISO 639 3
cat
  
gle
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
stan1289
  
iris1253
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
  
50-AAA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Catalan and Irish Speaking population
Catalan and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan 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 Catalan and Irish on Catalan vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Catalan and Irish Language Codes
Catalan and Irish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and Irish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.