Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
European Union, Ireland
National Language
France
Ireland
Second Language
Africa, Canada
Ireland
Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Europe
Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
United Kingdom
Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
Foras na Gaeilge
Interesting Facts
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
- 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
Italian Language
Not Available
Derived From
Latin
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Merci
Go raibh maith agat
How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?
Conas atá tú ?
Good Night
bonne Nuit
Oíche mhaith
Good Evening
bonsoir
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Morning
Bonjour
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Please
S'il vous plaît
le do thoil
I Love You
Je t'aime
Is breá liom thú
Excuse Me
Excuse Moi
Gabh mo leithscéal
Dialect 1
Quebec French
Connacht Irish
Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Connacht
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
African French
Munster Irish
Where They Speak
Africa
Munster
Dialect 3
Swiss French
Ulster Irish
Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland
Ulster
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
français
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Alternative Names
Français
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
French Name
français
irlandais moyen
German Name
Französisch
Mittelirisch
Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Irish people
Origin
9th Century
c. 750
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
Not Available
Goidelic
Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Standard Forms
Standard French
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Irish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
fras
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1290
iris1253
Linguasphere
51-AAA-i
50-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Fusional
French and Irish Speaking population
French and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which French and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of French and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 % 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 French and Irish on French vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
French and Irish Language Codes
French and Irish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. French and Irish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.