Countries
European Union, Ireland
  
Burkina Faso
  
National Language
Ireland
  
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
  
Second Language
Ireland
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
United Kingdom
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
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.
  
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
  
Similar To
Not Available
  
Dagbani Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Mossi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Dia dhuit
  
Kia ora
  
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
  
Laafi bala
  
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
  
Laafi beme ?
  
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
  
Ne y yungo
  
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
ne y zabre
  
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Kia ora
  
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
  
Ne y yibeogo
  
Please
le do thoil
  
gafare
  
Sorry
Tá brón orm
  
gafare
  
Bye
Slán
  
Wend na kon-d nindaare
  
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
  
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
  
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
  
Y gafare
  
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
  
Ouapadoupou
  
Where They Speak
Connacht
  
Burkina Faso
  
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
  
Saremde
  
Where They Speak
Munster
  
Burkina Faso
  
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
  
Taolende
  
Where They Speak
Ulster
  
Burkina Faso
  
How Many People Speak?
1.79 million
  
99+
7.60 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.14 million
  
99+
7.60 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
1.65 million
  
35
Not Available
  
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
  
Mosse
  
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
  
Not Available
  
French Name
irlandais moyen
  
moré
  
German Name
Mittelirisch
  
Mossi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Irish people
  
Mossi
  
Origin
c. 750
  
Not available
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Celtic
  
Western Sudanic
  
Branch
Goidelic
  
Gur (Voltaic)
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
  
Mossi
  
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ga
  
No data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
gle
  
mos
  
ISO 639 2/B
gle
  
mos
  
ISO 639 3
gle
  
mos
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
iris1253
  
moss1236
  
Linguasphere
50-AAA
  
No data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available
  
Irish and Mossi Speaking population
Irish and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 %. 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 Mossi on Irish vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Irish and Mossi Language Codes
Irish and Mossi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Irish and Mossi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.