Countries
European Union, Ireland
  
Armenian Highland
  
National Language
Ireland
  
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
  
Second Language
Ireland
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
United Kingdom
  
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
  
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
  
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
  
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 first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  
Similar To
Not Available
  
Greek
  
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Armenian manuscript
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Dia dhuit
  
Բարեւ (Barev)
  
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
  
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
  
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
  
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
  
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
  
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
  
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
  
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Բարի օր (Bari or)
  
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
  
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
  
Please
le do thoil
  
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
  
Sorry
Tá brón orm
  
կներեք (knerek’)
  
Bye
Slán
  
Ց'տեսություն
  
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
  
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
  
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
  
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
  
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
  
Eastern Armenian
  
Where They Speak
Connacht
  
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
  
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
  
Western Armenian
  
Where They Speak
Munster
  
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
  
Not Applicable
  
Where They Speak
Ulster
  
Not Applicable
  
How Many People Speak?
1.79 million
  
99+
6.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.14 million
  
99+
6.00 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
1.65 million
  
35
Not Available
  
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
  
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
  
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
  
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
  
French Name
irlandais moyen
  
arménien
  
German Name
Mittelirisch
  
Armenisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
  
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
  
Ethnicity
Irish people
  
Armenians
  
Origin
c. 750
  
late 5th century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Celtic
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Goidelic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
  
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
  
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
  
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
  
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ga
  
hy
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
gle
  
hye
  
ISO 639 2/B
gle
  
arm
  
ISO 639 3
gle
  
hye
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
iris1253
  
arme1241
  
Linguasphere
50-AAA
  
57-AAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Agglutinative, Synthetic
  
Irish and Armenian Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Irish and Armenian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Irish and Armenian language. Irish word for "Hello" is Dia dhuit or Armenian word for "Thank You" is Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun). Find more of such common Irish Greetings and Armenian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Irish vs Armenian Difficulty
The Irish vs Armenian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish Alphabets and Armenian Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Irish and Armenian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Armenian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Armenian time required is 44 weeks.