Irish and Latvian
Countries
European Union, Ireland
European Union, Latvia
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
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Lithuanian Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
Sorry
Tá brón orm
Piedodiet!
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
Es tevi mīlu
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
Piedodiet!
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
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
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
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
Goidelic
Not Available
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
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
iris1253
latv1249
Linguasphere
50-AAA
54-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Synthetic
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.
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.
