Chinese and Irish
Countries
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
European Union, Ireland
National Language
China, Taiwan
Ireland
Second Language
Republic of Brazil
Ireland
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Indonesia, Malaysia
United Kingdom
Regulated By
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
Foras na Gaeilge
Interesting Facts
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
- 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
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
您好 (Nín hǎo)
Dia dhuit
Thank You
谢谢 (Xièxiè)
Go raibh maith agat
How Are You?
你好吗？ (Nǐ hǎo ma?)
Conas atá tú ?
Good Night
晚安 (Wǎn'ān)
Oíche mhaith
Good Evening
晚上好 (Wǎnshàng hǎo)
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Afternoon
下午好 (Xiàwǔ hǎo)
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Morning
早安 (Zǎo ān)
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Please
请 (Qǐng)
le do thoil
Sorry
遗憾 (Yíhàn)
Tá brón orm
I Love You
我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)
Is breá liom thú
Excuse Me
劳驾 (Láojià)
Gabh mo leithscéal
Dialect 1
Mandarin
Connacht Irish
Where They Speak
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
Connacht
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Wu
Munster Irish
Where They Speak
China, United States of America
Munster
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Yue
Ulster Irish
Where They Speak
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam
Ulster
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
中文 (zhōngwén)
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Alternative Names
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Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
French Name
chinois
irlandais moyen
German Name
Chinesisch
Mittelirisch
Pronunciation
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[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
Ethnicity
Han
Irish people
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
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Celtic
Branch
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Goidelic
Early Forms
No early forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Standard Forms
Standard Chinese
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Wenfa Shouyu 文法手語 ("Grammatical Sign Language", Signed Mandarin (Taiwan))
Irish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
sini1245
iris1253
Linguasphere
79-AAA
50-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Fusional
All Chinese 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 Chinese and Irish dialects. Various dialects of Chinese and Irish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chinese are spoken in different Chinese Speaking Countries whereas Irish Dialects are spoken in different Irish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chinese vs Irish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chinese dialects include: Mandarin, Wu. Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish , Munster Irish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Chinese and Irish Speaking population
Chinese and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chinese and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of Chinese and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chinese language is 16.00 % 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 Chinese and Irish on Chinese vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Chinese and Irish Language Codes
Chinese and Irish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Chinese and Irish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.