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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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