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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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