Irish and Igbo
Countries
European Union, Ireland
Nigeria
National Language
Ireland
Nigeria
Second Language
Ireland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
United Kingdom
Equatorial Guinea
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
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.
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
Similar To
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
dalụ
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
kedụ ka ịmere
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
ka chi fo
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
mgbede ọma
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
ehihie ọma
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
ụtụtụ ọma
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
ngọpụ
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Enuani
Where They Speak
Connacht
Nigeria
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Ngwa
Where They Speak
Munster
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Not present
Where They Speak
Ulster
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
igbo
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
Ibo
French Name
irlandais moyen
igbo
German Name
Mittelirisch
Ibo-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
[iɡ͡boː]
Ethnicity
Irish people
Igbo people
Origin
c. 750
30th Century BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Branch
Goidelic
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Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
No early forms
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Standard Igbo
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
iris1253
nucl1417
Linguasphere
50-AAA
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Agglutinative
All Irish and Igbo 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 Igbo dialects. Various dialects of Irish and Igbo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Irish are spoken in different Irish Speaking Countries whereas Igbo Dialects are spoken in different Igbo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Irish vs Igbo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish, Munster Irish. Igbo dialects include: Enuani , Ngwa. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Irish and Igbo Speaking population
Irish and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Igbo 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 Igbo on Irish vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Irish and Igbo Language Codes
Irish and Igbo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Irish and Igbo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
