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Armenian vs Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
Armenian Highland   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
18   
1
38   
20

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
13   
3
32   
22

Scripts
Latin   
Armenian manuscript   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
12   
9

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

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)   

Dialects

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   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
2   
2

How Many People Speak

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   

History

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   

Code

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   

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Irish and Armenian Language History

Comparison of Irish vs Armenian language history gives us differences between origin of Irish and Armenian language. History of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750 whereas history of Armenian language states that this language originated in late 5th century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Irish and Armenian Language History.

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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.

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