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Irish and Catalan


Catalan and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
6   
9

National Language
Ireland   
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   

Second Language
Ireland   
Spain   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
United Kingdom   
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge   
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
  
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
18   
1
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
13   
3
23   
13

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
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit   
Hola   

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat   
Gràcies   

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?   
Com estàs?   

Good Night
Oíche mhaith   
Bona nit   

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Bona nit   

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Bona tarda   

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin   
Bon dia   

Please
le do thoil   
Sisplau   

Sorry
Tá brón orm   
Perdó!   

Bye
Slán   
Adéu   

I Love You
Is breá liom thú   
T'estimo   

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal   
Dispensi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish   
Caló   

Where They Speak
Connacht   
France, Portugal, Spain   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
440,000.00   
35

Dialect 2
Munster Irish   
Valencian   

Where They Speak
Munster   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,400,000.00   
19

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish   
Ribagorçan   

Where They Speak
Ulster   
Spain   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
8   
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
0.14 million   
99+
4.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million   
35
5.10 million   
28

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   
català   

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   

French Name
irlandais moyen   
catalan; valencien   

German Name
Mittelirisch   
Katalanisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   

Ethnicity
Irish people   
Catalan people   

History

Origin
c. 750   
c. 1028   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Romance   

Branch
Goidelic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Signed Catalan   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ga   
ca   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle   
cat   

ISO 639 2/B
gle   
cat   

ISO 639 3
gle   
cat   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
iris1253   
stan1289   

Linguasphere
50-AAA   
51-AAA-e   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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

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Irish and Catalan Speaking population

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

Irish and Catalan Language Codes

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

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