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German and Irish Speaking Countries


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Countries
European Union, Ireland   
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
7   
8

National Language
Ireland   
Germany   

Second Language
Ireland   
North Dakota, United States of America   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
United Kingdom   
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia   

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge   
Council for German Orthography   

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.
  
  • One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
  • The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Albanian Languages   

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Irish and German as Minority Language

In Irish and German speaking countries you will get the countries which have Irish and German as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Irish as minority language: United Kingdom.
  • German as minority language: Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia.

If you want to compare Irish and German dialects, then you can go to Irish vs German Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Irish and German Regulators

Irish and German speaking countries provide you Irish and German regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Foras na Gaeilge regulates Irish language.German is regulated by Council for German Orthography. Also get to learn, Irish and German Language History.

Irish and German Continents

Thinking about Irish and German continents in which Irish and German speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Irish and German. Most of the Irish speaking countries lie in Europe. While German speaking countries lie in Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Irish and German languages:

Irish Interesting Facts:

German Interesting Facts:

The Irish language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Not Available whereas Irish language is similar to Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages and derived from Albanian Languages.

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