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Swedish and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
4   
11

National Language
Ireland   
Sweden   

Second Language
Ireland   
Finland   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Antartica, Europe   

Minority Language
United Kingdom   
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge   
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council   

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.
  
  • In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
  • Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Norwegian and Danish Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Old Norse Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
18   
1
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
9   
6

How Many Consonants
13   
3
18   
8

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
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit   
hej   

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat   
tacka dig   

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?   
hur mår du   

Good Night
Oíche mhaith   
godnatt   

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit   
god kväll   

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit   
god eftermiddag   

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin   
god morgon   

Please
le do thoil   
vänligen   

Sorry
Tá brón orm   
ledsen   

Bye
Slán   
hej då   

I Love You
Is breá liom thú   
jag älskar dig   

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal   
ursäkta mig   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish   
Dialects   

Where They Speak
Connacht   
Gabon   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
78,000,000.00   
6

Dialect 2
Munster Irish   
Dialects   

Where They Speak
Munster   
Georgia   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
78,000,000.00   
2

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish   
Dialects   

Where They Speak
Ulster   
France   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
96,000,000.00   
1

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
79   
33

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
0.14 million   
99+
8.70 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million   
35
5.00 million   
29

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   
Svenska   

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   
Ruotsi, Svenska   

French Name
irlandais moyen   
suédois   

German Name
Mittelirisch   
Schwedisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]   

Ethnicity
Irish people   
Swedes, Finland Swedes   

History

Origin
c. 750   
13th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Germanic   

Branch
Goidelic   
Northern (Scandinavian)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   
Old Swedish   

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   
Standard Swedish   

Language Position
Not Available   
89   
99+

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ga   
sv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle   
swe   

ISO 639 2/B
gle   
swe   

ISO 639 3
gle   
swe   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
iris1253   
swed1254   

Linguasphere
50-AAA   
52-AAA-ck to -cw   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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

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Irish and Swedish Speaking population

Irish and Swedish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Swedish languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Swedish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Swedish language is 0.13 %. 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 Swedish on Irish vs Swedish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Irish and Swedish Language Codes

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

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