Irish and Chinese
Countries
European Union, Ireland
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
National Language
Ireland
China, Taiwan
Second Language
Ireland
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
United Kingdom
Indonesia, Malaysia
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
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.
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
Similar To
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
Dia dhuit
您好 (Nín hǎo)
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
谢谢 (Xièxiè)
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
你好吗？ (Nǐ hǎo ma?)
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
晚安 (Wǎn'ān)
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
晚上好 (Wǎnshàng hǎo)
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
下午好 (Xiàwǔ hǎo)
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
早安 (Zǎo ān)
Please
le do thoil
请 (Qǐng)
Sorry
Tá brón orm
遗憾 (Yíhàn)
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
劳驾 (Láojià)
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Mandarin
Where They Speak
Connacht
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Wu
Where They Speak
Munster
China, United States of America
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Yue
Where They Speak
Ulster
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
中文 (zhōngwén)
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
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French Name
irlandais moyen
chinois
German Name
Mittelirisch
Chinesisch
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
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Ethnicity
Irish people
Han
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Celtic
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Branch
Goidelic
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Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
No early forms
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Standard Chinese
Language Position
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Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Wenfa Shouyu 文法手語 ("Grammatical Sign Language", Signed Mandarin (Taiwan))
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
iris1253
sini1245
Linguasphere
50-AAA
79-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Analytic, Isolating
All Irish and Chinese 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 Chinese dialects. Various dialects of Irish and Chinese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Irish are spoken in different Irish Speaking Countries whereas Chinese Dialects are spoken in different Chinese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Irish vs Chinese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish, Munster Irish. Chinese dialects include: Mandarin , Wu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Irish and Chinese Speaking population
Irish and Chinese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Chinese languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Chinese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Chinese language is 16.00 %. 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 Chinese on Irish vs Chinese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Irish and Chinese Language Codes
Irish and Chinese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Irish and Chinese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.