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Irish vs Galician


Galician vs Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
Galicia  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ireland  
Galicia  

Second Language
Ireland  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Europe  

Minority Language
United Kingdom  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge  
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  

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.
  
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  

Similar To
Not Available  
Portuguese Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18  
1
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
13  
3
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
10
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit  
Ola  

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat  
Grazas  

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?  
Que tal estás?  

Good Night
Oíche mhaith  
Boas noites  

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit  
Boa tarde  

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit  
Boa tarde  

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin  
Bos días  

Please
le do thoil  
Por favor  

Sorry
Tá brón orm  
Síntoo!  

Bye
Slán  
Adeus  

I Love You
Is breá liom thú  
Ámote  

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal  
Perdoe!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Eastern Galician  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
East Galicia  

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Central Galician  

Where They Speak
Munster  
Central Galicia  

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Western Galician  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
West Galicia  

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
2.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
35
Not Available  

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  
Galego  

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  
Galego, Gallego  

French Name
irlandais moyen  
galicien  

German Name
Mittelirisch  
Galicisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  
[ɡaˈleɣo]  

Ethnicity
Irish people  
Not Available  

History

Origin
c. 750  
c. 1175  

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  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  
Galician  

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ga  
gl  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle  
glg  

ISO 639 2/B
gle  
glg  

ISO 639 3
gle  
glg  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
iris1253  
gali1258  

Linguasphere
50-AAA  
51-AAA-ab  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Not Available  

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Irish and Galician Language History

Comparison of Irish vs Galician language history gives us differences between origin of Irish and Galician language. History of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750 whereas history of Galician language states that this language originated in c. 1175. 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 Galician Language History.

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

Irish vs Galician Difficulty

The Irish vs Galician difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish Alphabets and Galician 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 Galician are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Galician, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Galician time required is Not Available.

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