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Greek and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
3   
12

National Language
Ireland   
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Second Language
Ireland   
Roman Empire   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
United Kingdom   
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge   
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   

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.
  
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Armenian   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18   
1
24   
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
13   
3
17   
7

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic, Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit   
γεια σας (geia sas)   

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat   
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?   
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   

Good Night
Oíche mhaith   
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit   
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin   
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   

Please
le do thoil   
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   

Sorry
Tá brón orm   
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   

Bye
Slán   
αντίο (antío)   

I Love You
Is breá liom thú   
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal   
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish   
Cappadocian Greek   

Where They Speak
Connacht   
Greece   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,800.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Munster Irish   
Griko   

Where They Speak
Munster   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
50,000.00   
38

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish   
Mariupol   

Where They Speak
Ulster   
Ukraine   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
25   
21

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.18 %   
99+

Native Speakers
0.14 million   
99+
13.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million   
35
Not Available   

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   
ελληνικά   

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   

French Name
irlandais moyen   
grec moderne (après 1453)   

German Name
Mittelirisch   
Neugriechisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   
[eliniˈka]   

Ethnicity
Irish people   
Greeks or Hellenes   

History

Origin
c. 750   
1500 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Hellenic   

Branch
Goidelic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   
Modern Greek   

Language Position
Not Available   
74   
99+

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Greek Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ga   
el   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle   
ell   

ISO 639 2/B
gle   
gre   

ISO 639 3
gle   
ell   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
ells   

Glottocode
iris1253   
gree1276   

Linguasphere
50-AAA   
56-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Irish and Greek Speaking population

Irish and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Irish vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Irish and Greek Language Codes

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

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