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Japanese and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
Japan   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Ireland   
Japan   

Second Language
Ireland   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia, Pacific   

Minority Language
United Kingdom   
Palau   

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge   
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education   

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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Korean Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18   
1
99   
40

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
13   
3
14   
4

Scripts
Latin   
Kana   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit   
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)   

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat   
ありがとう (Arigatō)   

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?   
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)   

Good Night
Oíche mhaith   
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)   

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit   
こんばんは (Konbanwa)   

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit   
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)   

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin   
おはよう (Ohayō)   

Please
le do thoil   
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)   

Sorry
Tá brón orm   
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)   

Bye
Slán   
さようなら (Sayōnara)   

I Love You
Is breá liom thú   
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)   

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal   
すみません (Sumimasen)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish   
Sanuki   

Where They Speak
Connacht   
Kagawa   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,000,000.00   
28

Dialect 2
Munster Irish   
Hakata   

Where They Speak
Munster   
Fukuoka   

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish   
Kansai   

Where They Speak
Ulster   
kansai   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
31   
25

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.79 million   
99+
128.00 million   
14

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.90 %   
10

Native Speakers
0.14 million   
99+
128.00 million   
9

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million   
35
Not Available   

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

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   
Not Available   

French Name
irlandais moyen   
japonais   

German Name
Mittelirisch   
Japanisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]   

Ethnicity
Irish people   
Japanese (Yamato)   

History

Origin
c. 750   
1185   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Japonic Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Not Available   

Branch
Goidelic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese   

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   
Japanese   

Language Position
Not Available   
8   
8

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Signed Japanese   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ga   
ja   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle   
jpn   

ISO 639 2/B
gle   
jpn   

ISO 639 3
gle   
jpn   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
iris1253   
nucl1643   

Linguasphere
50-AAA   
45-CAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Agglutinative, Synthetic   

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

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Irish and Japanese Speaking population

Irish and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Irish vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Irish and Japanese Language Codes

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

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