Countries
European Union, Ireland
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
National Language
Ireland
  
Bangladesh, India
  
Second Language
Ireland
  
India
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
United Kingdom
  
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
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.
  
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  
Similar To
Not Available
  
Assamese and Oriya
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Dia dhuit
  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
Please
le do thoil
  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
Sorry
Tá brón orm
  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
Bye
Slán
  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
  
Chakma
  
Where They Speak
Connacht
  
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
  
Hajong
  
Where They Speak
Munster
  
Bangladesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
  
Rarhi
  
Where They Speak
Ulster
  
India
  
How Many People Speak?
1.79 million
  
99+
215.00 million
  
9
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.14 million
  
99+
196.00 million
  
7
Second Language Speakers
1.65 million
  
35
19.00 million
  
16
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
French Name
irlandais moyen
  
bengali
  
German Name
Mittelirisch
  
Bengali
  
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Irish people
  
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Origin
c. 750
  
1000–1200 CE
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Celtic
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Goidelic
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
  
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
  
Bengali
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ga
  
bn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
gle
  
ben
  
ISO 639 2/B
gle
  
ben
  
ISO 639 3
gle
  
ben
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
iris1253
  
beng1280
  
Linguasphere
50-AAA
  
59-AAF-u
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available