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Irish and Welsh


Welsh and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
Wales  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ireland  
Wales  

Second Language
Ireland  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Europe  

Minority Language
United Kingdom  
Argentina, United Kingdom  

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge  
Welsh Language Commissioner  

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.
  
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  

Similar To
Not Available  
English Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
British Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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Welsh-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
18  
1
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
13  
3
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
10
30 weeks  
9

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit  
Helô  

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat  
Diolch  

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?  
Sut ydych chi?  

Good Night
Oíche mhaith  
Nos da  

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit  
Noswaith dda  

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit  
P'nawn da  

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin  
Bore da  

Please
le do thoil  
os gwelwch yn dda  

Sorry
Tá brón orm  
Mae'n ddrwg gennym  

Bye
Slán  
Hwyl  

I Love You
Is breá liom thú  
Dw i'n dy garu di  

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal  
Esgusodwch fi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Patagonian Welsh  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
Argentina  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
38,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Y Wyndodeg  

Where They Speak
Munster  
Gwynedd  

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Y Bowyseg  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
Powys  

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
7.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
35
Not Available  

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg  

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  
Cymraeg  

French Name
irlandais moyen  
gallois  

German Name
Mittelirisch  
Kymrisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]  

Ethnicity
Irish people  
Welsh people  

History

Origin
c. 750  
9th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
Celtic  

Branch
Goidelic  
Brythonic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh  

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  
Welsh  

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ga  
cy  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle  
cym  

ISO 639 2/B
gle  
wel  

ISO 639 3
gle  
cym  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
iris1253  
wels1247  

Linguasphere
50-AAA  
50-ABA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Historical  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Fusional  

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

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Irish and Welsh Speaking population

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

Irish and Welsh Language Codes

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

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