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Irish and Meithei


Meithei and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
India, Manipur   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Ireland   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

Second Language
Ireland   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
United Kingdom   
Assam, Manipur, Tripura   

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
  • The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18   
1
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
13   
3
15   
5

Scripts
Latin   
Bengali   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit   
Khurumjari   

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat   
Yamna nungaijare   

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?   
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?   

Good Night
Oíche mhaith   
Athengba Ahing   

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Not Available   

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin   
Nongale haugatl   

Please
le do thoil   
Chanbiduna   

Sorry
Tá brón orm   
Saobiganu   

Bye
Slán   
Chatcharage   

I Love You
Is breá liom thú   
Eina nangbu nungsi   

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal   
Not Available   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish   
Loi   

Where They Speak
Connacht   
Burma, Laos   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Munster Irish   
Pangal   

Where They Speak
Munster   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
273,000.00   
32

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish   
Meithei proper   

Where They Speak
Ulster   
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,250,000.00   
19

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
6   
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
0.14 million   
99+
1.50 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million   
35
Not Available   

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   
মৈইতৈইলোন   

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna   

French Name
irlandais moyen   
Meithei   

German Name
Mittelirisch   
Meithei   

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Irish people   
Meithei people   

History

Origin
c. 750   
1700   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Tibeto-Burman   

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   
Standard Meithei   

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
ga   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle   
mni   

ISO 639 2/B
gle   
mni   

ISO 639 3
gle   
mni   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
iris1253   
mani1292   

Linguasphere
50-AAA   
omp   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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

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Irish and Meithei Speaking population

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

Irish and Meithei Language Codes

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

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