Countries
European Union, Ireland
  
Vietnam
  
National Language
Ireland
  
Vietnam
  
Second Language
Ireland
  
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
United Kingdom
  
Czech Republic
  
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.
  
- The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
- The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  
Similar To
Not Available
  
Chinese Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Chinese Language
  
Alphabets in
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Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Dia dhuit
  
Xin chào
  
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
  
Cam on
  
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
  
Bạn khỏe không?
  
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
  
Chúc ngủ ngon
  
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Chào buổi tối
  
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Chào buổi trưa
  
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
  
Chào buổi sáng
  
Please
le do thoil
  
xin vui lòng
  
Sorry
Tá brón orm
  
Xin lỗi
  
Bye
Slán
  
Tạm biệt
  
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
  
tôi yêu bạn
  
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
  
Xin loi
  
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
  
Northern Vietnamese
  
Where They Speak
Connacht
  
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
  
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
  
North-central Vietnamese
  
Where They Speak
Munster
  
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
  
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
  
Mid-Central Vietnamese
  
Where They Speak
Ulster
  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
  
How Many People Speak?
1.79 million
  
99+
91.00 million
  
16
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.14 million
  
99+
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
1.65 million
  
35
16.00 million
  
17
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
  
tiếng việt (㗂越)
  
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
  
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
  
French Name
irlandais moyen
  
vietnamien
  
German Name
Mittelirisch
  
Vietnamesisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
  
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
  
Ethnicity
Irish people
  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
  
Origin
c. 750
  
c. 1440
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Austroasiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Celtic
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Goidelic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
  
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
  
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
  
Standard Vietnamese
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
  
Vietnamese sign languages
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ga
  
vi
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
gle
  
vie
  
ISO 639 2/B
gle
  
vie
  
ISO 639 3
gle
  
vie
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
iris1253
  
viet1252
  
Linguasphere
50-AAA
  
46-EBA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Analytic, Isolating