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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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