Countries
European Union, Ireland
  
India, Pakistan
  
National Language
Ireland
  
India, Pakistan
  
Second Language
Ireland
  
Pakistan
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
United Kingdom
  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
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.
  
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
Similar To
Not Available
  
Hindi Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Dia dhuit
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Please
le do thoil
  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Sorry
Tá brón orm
  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Bye
Slán
  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
  
Pothohari
  
Where They Speak
Connacht
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
  
Saraiki
  
Where They Speak
Munster
  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
  
Doabi
  
Where They Speak
Ulster
  
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
How Many People Speak?
1.79 million
  
99+
154.30 million
  
12
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.14 million
  
99+
100.00 million
  
11
Second Language Speakers
1.65 million
  
35
54.30 million
  
12
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
French Name
irlandais moyen
  
pendjabi
  
German Name
Mittelirisch
  
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
  
Not Availble
  
Ethnicity
Irish people
  
Punjabis
  
Origin
c. 750
  
1000 AD
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Celtic
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Goidelic
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
  
Modern Punjabi
  
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
ga
  
pa
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
gle
  
pan
  
ISO 639 2/B
gle
  
pan
  
ISO 639 3
gle
  
pan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
iris1253
  
panj1256
  
Linguasphere
50-AAA
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Fusional