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Irish and Dutch


Countries

Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname  
European Union, Ireland  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
2  
13

National Language
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname  
Ireland  

Second Language
South Africa  
Ireland  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe, North America, South America  
Europe  

Minority Language
France, Germany, Indonesia  
United Kingdom  

Regulated By
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)  
Foras na Gaeilge  

Interesting Facts
  • Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
  • There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
  
  • 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
German and English Languages  
Not Available  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
18  
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
13  
3

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
36 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Hallo  
Dia dhuit  

Thank You
dankjewel  
Go raibh maith agat  

How Are You?
hoe gaat het met je?  
Conas atá tú ?  

Good Night
goede Nacht  
Oíche mhaith  

Good Evening
goedenavond  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Afternoon
goedemiddag  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Morning
goedemorgen  
Dia dhuit ar maidin  

Please
alsjeblieft  
le do thoil  

Sorry
sorry  
Tá brón orm  

Bye
vaarwel  
Slán  

I Love You
Ik hou van jou  
Is breá liom thú  

Excuse Me
pardon  
Gabh mo leithscéal  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gronings  
Connacht Irish  

Where They Speak
Netherlands  
Connacht  

How Many People Speak
590,000.00  
32
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Low Saxon  
Munster Irish  

Where They Speak
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands  
Munster  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
16
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Limburgian  
Ulster Irish  

Where They Speak
Belgium, Netherlands  
Ulster  

How Many People Speak
1,300,000.00  
18
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
7  
7
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
28.00 million  
38
1.79 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.32 %  
38
Not Available  

Native Speakers
22.00 million  
35
0.14 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
6.00 million  
25
1.65 million  
35

Native Name
Nederlands  
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  

Alternative Names
Hollands, Nederlands  
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  

French Name
néerlandais; flamand  
irlandais moyen  

German Name
Niederländisch  
Mittelirisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]  
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  

Ethnicity
Dutch people  
Irish people  

History

Origin
AD 450-500  
c. 750  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Germanic  
Celtic  

Branch
Western  
Goidelic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch  
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  

Standard Forms
Standard Dutch  
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  

Language Position
48  
35
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)  
Irish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
nl  
ga  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nld  
gle  

ISO 639 2/B
dut  
gle  

ISO 639 3
nld  
gle  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mode1257  
iris1253  

Linguasphere
52-ACB-a  
50-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Fusional  

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

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Dutch and Irish Speaking population

Dutch and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dutch and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of Dutch and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dutch language is 0.32 % 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 Dutch and Irish on Dutch vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Dutch and Irish Language Codes

Dutch and Irish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Dutch and Irish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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