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Countries

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   

Total No. Of Countries
32   
3
2   
13

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

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

Alphabets
26   
8
18   
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
20   
10
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
bonjour   
Dia dhuit   

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   

Sorry
désolé   
Tá brón orm   

Bye
au revoir   
Slán   

I Love You
Je t'aime   
Is breá liom thú   

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi   
Gabh mo leithscéal   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French   
Connacht Irish   

Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   
Connacht   

How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00   
15
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
1,800,000.00   
16
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million   
11
1.79 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.12 %   
17
Not Available   

Native Speakers
76.00 million   
13
0.14 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million   
11
1.65 million   
35

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   

History

Origin
9th Century   
c. 750   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Celtic   

Branch
Not Available   
Goidelic   

Language Forms
  
  

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
13   
12
Not Available   

Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   
Irish Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
fr   
ga   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra   
gle   

ISO 639 2/B
fre   
gle   

ISO 639 3
fra   
gle   

ISO 639 6
fras   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1290   
iris1253   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i   
50-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Fusional   

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

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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.

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