Countries
European Union, Ireland
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
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
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
Danke
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
Wie geht es dir?
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
gute Nacht
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
guten Abend
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
guten Tag
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
guten Morgen
Sorry
Tá brón orm
Verzeihung
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
Ich liebe dich
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
Entschuldigung
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Swiss German
Where They Speak
Connacht
Switzerland
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Swabian German
Where They Speak
Munster
Germany
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Texas German
Where They Speak
Ulster
Texas
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Deutsch
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
Deutsch, Tedesco
French Name
irlandais moyen
allemand
German Name
Mittelirisch
Deutsch
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
[ˈdɔʏtʃ]
Ethnicity
Irish people
Germans
Origin
c. 750
6th Century AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
No early forms
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
German Standard German, Swiss Standard German and Austrian Standard German
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Signed German
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
deus
Glottocode
iris1253
high1287, uppe1397
Linguasphere
50-AAA
52-ACB–dl & -dm
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb, Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional, Synthetic
All Irish and German 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 German dialects. Various dialects of Irish and German language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Irish are spoken in different Irish Speaking Countries whereas German Dialects are spoken in different German speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Irish vs German Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish, Munster Irish. German dialects include: Swiss German , Swabian German. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Irish and German Speaking population
Irish and German speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and German languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and German Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking German language is 1.39 %. 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 German on Irish vs German where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Irish and German Language Codes
Irish and German language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Irish and German Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.