Countries
European Union, Ireland
  
Belarus, Poland
  
National Language
Ireland
  
Belarus, Gambia
  
Second Language
Ireland
  
Poland
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
United Kingdom
  
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine
  
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
  
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee
  
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.
  
- Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
- Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
  
Similar To
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Russian and Ukrainian
  
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Belarusian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Cyrillic
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Dia dhuit
  
dobry dzień
  
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
  
Dziakuj
  
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
  
Jak vy ?
  
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
  
Dabranač
  
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Dobry viečar
  
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
dobry dzień
  
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
  
Dobraj ranicy
  
Please
le do thoil
  
Kali laska
  
Sorry
Tá brón orm
  
Vybačajcie
  
Bye
Slán
  
da pabačennia
  
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
  
JA liubliu ciabie
  
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
  
Vybačajcie
  
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
  
North-Eastern Belarusian
  
Where They Speak
Connacht
  
North-East Belarus
  
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
  
South-Western Belarusian
  
Where They Speak
Munster
  
South-West Belarus
  
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
  
Middle Belarusian
  
Where They Speak
Ulster
  
Middle Belarus
  
How Many People Speak?
1.79 million
  
99+
9.63 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.14 million
  
99+
7.60 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
1.65 million
  
35
5.89 million
  
26
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
  
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)
  
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
  
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian
  
French Name
irlandais moyen
  
biélorusse
  
German Name
Mittelirisch
  
Weißrussisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Irish people
  
Belarusians
  
Origin
c. 750
  
18th century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Celtic
  
Slavic
  
Branch
Goidelic
  
Eastern
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
  
Old East Slavic
  
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
  
Belarusian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ga
  
be
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
gle
  
bel
  
ISO 639 2/B
gle
  
bel
  
ISO 639 3
gle
  
bel
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
iris1253
  
bela1254
  
Linguasphere
50-AAA
  
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available
  
Irish and Belarusian 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 Belarusian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Irish and Belarusian language. Irish word for "Hello" is Dia dhuit or Belarusian word for "Thank You" is Dziakuj. Find more of such common Irish Greetings and Belarusian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Irish vs Belarusian Difficulty
The Irish vs Belarusian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish Alphabets and Belarusian 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 Belarusian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Belarusian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Belarusian time required is Not Available.