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Irish and Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
European Union, Ireland   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
2   
13

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Ireland   

Second Language
Roman Empire   
Ireland   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   
Foras na Gaeilge   

Interesting Facts
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  
  • 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
Armenian   
Not Available   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
18   
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
17   
7
13   
3

Scripts
Arabic, 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
44 weeks   
11
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)   
Dia dhuit   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
Go raibh maith agat   

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
Conas atá tú ?   

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
Oíche mhaith   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
Dia dhuit ar maidin   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
le do thoil   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
Tá brón orm   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
Slán   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
Is breá liom thú   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
Gabh mo leithscéal   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Connacht Irish   

Where They Speak
Greece   
Connacht   

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Griko   
Munster Irish   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Munster   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Ulster Irish   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
Ulster   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
0.14 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
1.65 million   
35

Native Name
ελληνικά   
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
irlandais moyen   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Mittelirisch   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Irish people   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
c. 750   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Hellenic   
Celtic   

Branch
Not Available   
Goidelic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   

Standard Forms
Modern Greek   
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   

Language Position
74   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
Irish Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
ga   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
gle   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
gle   

ISO 639 3
ell   
gle   

ISO 639 6
ells   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gree1276   
iris1253   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
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 Greek 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 Greek and Irish dialects. Various dialects of Greek and Irish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas Irish Dialects are spoken in different Irish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs Irish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish , Munster Irish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Greek and Irish Speaking population

Greek and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % 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 Greek and Irish on Greek vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Irish Language Codes

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

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