Countries
European Union, Ireland
  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
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 in
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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!
  
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
  
Caló
  
Where They Speak
Connacht
  
France, Portugal, Spain
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
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
  
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
  
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.