Igbo and Irish
Countries
Nigeria
European Union, Ireland
National Language
Nigeria
Ireland
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Ireland
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
United Kingdom
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Foras na Gaeilge
Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- 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
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
dalụ
Go raibh maith agat
How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
Conas atá tú ?
Good Night
ka chi fo
Oíche mhaith
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
Dia dhuit ar maidin
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Is breá liom thú
Excuse Me
ngọpụ
Gabh mo leithscéal
Dialect 1
Enuani
Connacht Irish
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Connacht
Dialect 2
Ngwa
Munster Irish
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Munster
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not present
Ulster Irish
Where They Speak
Not Available
Ulster
Speaking Population
Not Available
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
igbo
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Alternative Names
Ibo
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
French Name
igbo
irlandais moyen
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Mittelirisch
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
Ethnicity
Igbo people
Irish people
Origin
30th Century BC
c. 750
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
Not Available
Goidelic
Early Forms
No early forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Irish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1417
iris1253
Linguasphere
No data available
50-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Fusional
All Igbo 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 Igbo and Irish dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Irish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Irish Dialects are spoken in different Irish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Irish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish , Munster Irish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Irish Speaking population
Igbo and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo 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 Igbo and Irish on Igbo vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Irish Language Codes
Igbo and Irish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Irish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.