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Irish and Basque


Basque and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
Ireland   
France, Spain   

Second Language
Ireland   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
United Kingdom   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge   
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee   

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.
  
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Spanish   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18   
1
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
13   
3
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit   
Kaixo   

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat   
Eskerrik asko   

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?   
Zer moduz?   

Good Night
Oíche mhaith   
Gabon   

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Arratsalde on   

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Arratsalde on   

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin   
Egun on   

Please
le do thoil   
Mesedez   

Sorry
Tá brón orm   
Barkatu   

Bye
Slán   
Agur   

I Love You
Is breá liom thú   
Maite zaitut   

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal   
Barkatu   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish   
Navarro-Lapurdian   

Where They Speak
Connacht   
France   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
68,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Munster Irish   
Souletin   

Where They Speak
Munster   
France, Soule, Spain   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
8,700.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish   
Biscayan   

Where They Speak
Ulster   
Spain   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
0.14 million   
99+
7.20 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million   
35
Not Available   

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   
Not available   

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense   

French Name
irlandais moyen   
basque   

German Name
Mittelirisch   
Baskisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Irish people   
Basque people   

History

Origin
c. 750   
c. 1000   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Vasconic Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Not Available   

Branch
Goidelic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian   

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   
Basque   

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
ga   
eu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle   
eus   

ISO 639 2/B
gle   
baq   

ISO 639 3
gle   
eus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
iris1253   
basq1248   

Linguasphere
50-AAA   
40-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Agglutinative   

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

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Irish and Basque Speaking population

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

Irish and Basque Language Codes

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

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