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Galician and Irish


Irish and Galician


Countries

Countries
Galicia   
European Union, Ireland   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Galicia   
Ireland   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Ireland   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)   
Foras na Gaeilge   

Interesting Facts
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  
  • 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
Portuguese Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
23   
5
18   
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
19   
9
13   
3

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
Ola   
Dia dhuit   

Thank You
Grazas   
Go raibh maith agat   

How Are You?
Que tal estás?   
Conas atá tú ?   

Good Night
Boas noites   
Oíche mhaith   

Good Evening
Boa tarde   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Afternoon
Boa tarde   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Morning
Bos días   
Dia dhuit ar maidin   

Please
Por favor   
le do thoil   

Sorry
Síntoo!   
Tá brón orm   

Bye
Adeus   
Slán   

I Love You
Ámote   
Is breá liom thú   

Excuse Me
Perdoe!   
Gabh mo leithscéal   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Galician   
Connacht Irish   

Where They Speak
East Galicia   
Connacht   

Dialect 2
Central Galician   
Munster Irish   

Where They Speak
Central Galicia   
Munster   

Dialect 3
Western Galician   
Ulster Irish   

Where They Speak
West Galicia   
Ulster   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
2.40 million   
99+
1.79 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
2.40 million   
99+
0.14 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
1.65 million   
35

Native Name
Galego   
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   

Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego   
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   

French Name
galicien   
irlandais moyen   

German Name
Galicisch   
Mittelirisch   

Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]   
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Irish people   

History

Origin
c. 1175   
c. 750   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Celtic   

Branch
Not Available   
Goidelic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician   
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   

Standard Forms
Galician   
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Irish Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
gl   
ga   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
glg   
gle   

ISO 639 2/B
glg   
gle   

ISO 639 3
glg   
gle   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gali1258   
iris1253   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab   
50-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Galician and Irish Speaking population

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

Galician and Irish Language Codes

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

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