Irish and Welsh
Countries
European Union, Ireland
Wales
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
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English Language
Derived From
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British Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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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
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
Dw i'n dy garu di
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
Esgusodwch fi
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Patagonian Welsh
Where They Speak
Connacht
Argentina
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Y Wyndodeg
Where They Speak
Munster
Gwynedd
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Y Bowyseg
Where They Speak
Ulster
Powys
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
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
Origin
c. 750
9th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
Goidelic
Brythonic
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
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
iris1253
wels1247
Linguasphere
50-AAA
50-ABA
Language Type
Living
Historical
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
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.
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.