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Danish vs Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
5   
10

National Language
Ireland   
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland   

Second Language
Ireland   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe, North America, South America   

Minority Language
United Kingdom   
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America   

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge   
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language 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.
  
  • Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
  • There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Norwegian and Swedish   

Derived From
Not Available   
Old Norse Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18   
1
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
20   
17

How Many Consonants
13   
3
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit   
Hallo   

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat   
Mange tak   

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?   
Hvordan har du det?   

Good Night
Oíche mhaith   
God nat   

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit   
God aften   

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit   
God eftermiddag   

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin   
God morgen   

Please
le do thoil   
Please   

Sorry
Tá brón orm   
Undskyld!   

Bye
Slán   
Farvel   

I Love You
Is breá liom thú   
Jeg elsker dig   

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal   
Undskyld mig   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish   
Scanian   

Where They Speak
Connacht   
Sweden   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
80,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Munster Irish   
Jutlandic   

Where They Speak
Munster   
Denmark   

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish   
Bornholmsk   

Where They Speak
Ulster   
Island of Bornholm   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
0.14 million   
99+
5.50 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million   
35
Not Available   

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   
dansk   

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   
Dansk, Rigsdansk   

French Name
irlandais moyen   
danois   

German Name
Mittelirisch   
Dänisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]   

Ethnicity
Irish people   
Danish people or Danes   

History

Origin
c. 750   
c. 1100 AD   

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   
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish   

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   
Rigsdansk   

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Signed Danish   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ga   
da   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle   
dan   

ISO 639 2/B
gle   
dan   

ISO 639 3
gle   
dan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
iris1253   
dani1284   

Linguasphere
50-AAA   
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Fusional   

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Irish and Danish Language History

Comparison of Irish vs Danish language history gives us differences between origin of Irish and Danish language. History of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750 whereas history of Danish language states that this language originated in c. 1100 AD. 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 Danish Language History.

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Irish and Danish 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 Danish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Irish and Danish language. Irish word for "Hello" is Dia dhuit or Danish word for "Thank You" is Mange tak. Find more of such common Irish Greetings and Danish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Irish vs Danish Difficulty

The Irish vs Danish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish Alphabets and Danish 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 Danish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Danish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Danish time required is 24 weeks.

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