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German and Irish Speaking countries


Irish and German Speaking Countries


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Countries
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland   
European Union, Ireland   

Total No. Of Countries
7   
8
2   
13

National Language
Germany   
Ireland   

Second Language
North Dakota, United States of America   
Ireland   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia   
United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Council for German Orthography   
Foras na Gaeilge   

Interesting Facts
  • One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
  • The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
  
  • 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
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages   
Not Available   

Derived From
Albanian Languages   
Not Available   

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German and Irish as Minority Language

In German and Irish speaking countries you will get the countries which have German and Irish as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.
  • Irish as minority language: United Kingdom.

If you want to compare German and Irish dialects, then you can go to German vs Irish Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

German and Irish Regulators

German and Irish speaking countries provide you German and Irish regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Council for German Orthography regulates German language.Irish is regulated by Foras na Gaeilge. Also get to learn, German and Irish Language History.

German and Irish Continents

Thinking about German and Irish continents in which German and Irish speaking countries are present. Check out more information on German and Irish. Most of the German speaking countries lie in Europe. While Irish speaking countries lie in Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of German and Irish languages:

German Interesting Facts:

Irish Interesting Facts:

The German language was derived from Albanian Languages and is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages whereas German language is similar to Not Available and derived from Not Available.

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