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Irish and Albanian


Albanian and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
Ireland   
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   

Second Language
Ireland   
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
United Kingdom   
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania   

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge   
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana   

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
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Similar To
Not Available   
Romanian   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18   
1
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
13   
3
29   
19

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit   
Përshëndetje   

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat   
Ju faleminderit   

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?   
Si jeni?   

Good Night
Oíche mhaith   
natën e mirë   

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit   
mirëmbrëma   

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit   
mirëdita   

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin   
mirëmengjes   

Please
le do thoil   
Ju lutem   

Sorry
Tá brón orm   
Me fal   

Bye
Slán   
mirupafshim   

I Love You
Is breá liom thú   
unë e dua ju   

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal   
Më falni   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish   
Gheg Albanian   

Where They Speak
Connacht   
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
3,400,000.00   
20

Dialect 2
Munster Irish   
Tosk Albanian   

Where They Speak
Munster   
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,800,000.00   
20

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish   
Arbëresh   

Where They Speak
Ulster   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
100,000.00   
28

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
0.14 million   
99+
3.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million   
35
3.60 million   
31

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   
shqip / gjuha shqipe   

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   
Not Available   

French Name
irlandais moyen   
albanais   

German Name
Mittelirisch   
Albanisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   
[ʃcip]   

Ethnicity
Irish people   
Albanians   

History

Origin
c. 750   
1462 AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Not Available   

Branch
Goidelic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   
Old Albanian   

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   
Standard Albanian   

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ga   
sq   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle   
sqi   

ISO 639 2/B
gle   
alb   

ISO 639 3
gle   
sqi   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
iris1253   
alba1267   

Linguasphere
50-AAA   
55-AAA-aaa   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Synthetic   

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

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Irish and Albanian Speaking population

Irish and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian 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 Irish and Albanian on Irish vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Irish and Albanian Language Codes

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

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