Countries
European Union, Ireland
  
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
  
National Language
Ireland
  
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
  
Second Language
Ireland
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Europe, North America, South America
  
Minority Language
United Kingdom
  
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
  
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language 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.
  
- Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
- There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
  
Similar To
Not Available
  
Norwegian and Swedish
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Old Norse Language
  
Alphabets in
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Danish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Dia dhuit
  
Hallo
  
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
  
Mange tak
  
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
  
Hvordan har du det?
  
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
  
God nat
  
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
God aften
  
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
God eftermiddag
  
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
  
God morgen
  
Please
le do thoil
  
Please
  
Sorry
Tá brón orm
  
Undskyld!
  
Bye
Slán
  
Farvel
  
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
  
Jeg elsker dig
  
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
  
Undskyld mig
  
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
  
Scanian
  
Where They Speak
Connacht
  
Sweden
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
  
Jutlandic
  
Where They Speak
Munster
  
Denmark
  
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
  
Bornholmsk
  
Where They Speak
Ulster
  
Island of Bornholm
  
How Many People Speak?
1.79 million
  
99+
5.50 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.14 million
  
99+
5.50 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
1.65 million
  
35
Not Available
  
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
  
dansk
  
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
  
Dansk, Rigsdansk
  
French Name
irlandais moyen
  
danois
  
German Name
Mittelirisch
  
Dänisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
  
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
  
Ethnicity
Irish people
  
Danish people or Danes
  
Origin
c. 750
  
c. 1100 AD
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Celtic
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Goidelic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
  
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
  
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
  
Rigsdansk
  
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
  
Signed Danish
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ga
  
da
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
gle
  
dan
  
ISO 639 2/B
gle
  
dan
  
ISO 639 3
gle
  
dan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
iris1253
  
dani1284
  
Linguasphere
50-AAA
  
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Fusional
  
Irish and Danish Speaking population
Irish and Danish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Danish languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Danish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Danish 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 Danish on Irish vs Danish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Irish and Danish Language Codes
Irish and Danish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Irish and Danish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.