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Catalan and Irish


Irish and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
European Union, Ireland   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
2   
13

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

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200   
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
27   
9
18   
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
23   
13
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
24 weeks   
6
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

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   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Connacht Irish   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Connacht   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
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   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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   

History

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   

Code

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   

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

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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.

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