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Irish and Latvian


Latvian and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
European Union, Latvia   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
Ireland   
Latvia   

Second Language
Ireland   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
United Kingdom   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge   
Latvian State Language Center   

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.
  
  • The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
  • The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Lithuanian Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18   
1
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
9   
6

How Many Consonants
13   
3
24   
14

Scripts
Latin   
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   
Sveiki   

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat   
Paldies   

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?   
Kā jums klājas?   

Good Night
Oíche mhaith   
Ar labunakti   

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Labvakar   

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Labdien   

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin   
Labrīt   

Please
le do thoil   
lūdzu   

Sorry
Tá brón orm   
Piedodiet!   

Bye
Slán   
Uz redzēšanos   

I Love You
Is breá liom thú   
Es tevi mīlu   

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal   
Piedodiet!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish   
Livonian   

Where They Speak
Connacht   
Latvia   

Dialect 2
Munster Irish   
Middle Latvian   

Where They Speak
Munster   
Latvia   

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish   
High Latvian   

Where They Speak
Ulster   
France, Latvia   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
0.14 million   
99+
1.75 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million   
35
Not Available   

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

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   
Lettish   

French Name
irlandais moyen   
letton   

German Name
Mittelirisch   
Lettisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Irish people   
Latvians or Letts   

History

Origin
c. 750   
1530   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Baltic   

Branch
Goidelic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   
Latvian   

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Latvian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
ga   
lv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle   
lav   

ISO 639 2/B
gle   
lav   

ISO 639 3
gle   
lav   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
not Available   

Glottocode
iris1253   
latv1249   

Linguasphere
50-AAA   
54-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Synthetic   

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

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Irish and Latvian Speaking population

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

Irish and Latvian Language Codes

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

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