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Irish and Dzongkha


Dzongkha and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
Bhutan   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Ireland   
Bhutan   

Second Language
Ireland   
India   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
United Kingdom   
India   

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge   
Dzongkha Development Commission   

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.
  
  • Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Sikkimese Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Tibetan Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Dzongkha-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
18   
1
95   
39

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
13   
3
30   
20

Scripts
Latin   
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit   
Kuzoozangpo La   

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat   
Kaadinchhey La   

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?   
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?   

Good Night
Oíche mhaith   
lek shom ay zim   

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin   
Not Available   

Please
le do thoil   
Not Available   

Sorry
Tá brón orm   
Tsip maza   

Bye
Slán   
Log Jay Gay   

I Love You
Is breá liom thú   
Nga cheu lu ga   

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal   
Tsip maza   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish   
Laya   

Where They Speak
Connacht   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,100.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Munster Irish   
Lunana   

Where They Speak
Munster   
Bhutan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
700.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish   
Adap   

Where They Speak
Ulster   
Bhutan   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
Not Available   

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
0.14 million   
99+
0.17 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million   
35
0.47 million   
37

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)   

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar   

French Name
irlandais moyen   
dzongkha   

German Name
Mittelirisch   
Dzongkha   

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   
Not available   

Ethnicity
Irish people   
Ngalop people   

History

Origin
c. 750   
17th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Not Available   

Branch
Goidelic   
Tibeto-Burman   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   
Dzongkha   

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ga   
dz   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle   
dzo   

ISO 639 2/B
gle   
dzo   

ISO 639 3
gle   
dzo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
iris1253   
nucl1307   

Linguasphere
50-AAA   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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

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Irish and Dzongkha Speaking population

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

Irish and Dzongkha Language Codes

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

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