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Irish and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
European Union, Ireland   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
Ireland   
Ireland   

Second Language
Ireland   
Ireland   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
United Kingdom   
United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge   
Foras na Gaeilge   

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 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.
  

Similar To
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Derived From
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Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18   
1
18   
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
13   
3
13   
3

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit   
Dia dhuit   

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat   
Go raibh maith agat   

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?   
Conas atá tú ?   

Good Night
Oíche mhaith   
Oíche mhaith   

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin   
Dia dhuit ar maidin   

Please
le do thoil   
le do thoil   

Sorry
Tá brón orm   
Tá brón orm   

Bye
Slán   
Slán   

I Love You
Is breá liom thú   
Is breá liom thú   

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal   
Gabh mo leithscéal   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish   
Connacht Irish   

Where They Speak
Connacht   
Connacht   

Dialect 2
Munster Irish   
Munster Irish   

Where They Speak
Munster   
Munster   

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish   
Ulster Irish   

Where They Speak
Ulster   
Ulster   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
0.14 million   
99+
0.14 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million   
35
1.65 million   
35

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   

French Name
irlandais moyen   
irlandais moyen   

German Name
Mittelirisch   
Mittelirisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   

Ethnicity
Irish people   
Irish people   

History

Origin
c. 750   
c. 750   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Celtic   

Branch
Goidelic   
Goidelic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Irish Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ga   
ga   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle   
gle   

ISO 639 2/B
gle   
gle   

ISO 639 3
gle   
gle   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
iris1253   
iris1253   

Linguasphere
50-AAA   
50-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Fusional   

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

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Irish and Irish Speaking population

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

Irish and Irish Language Codes

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

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