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Irish vs Ilocano


Ilocano vs Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Ireland   
Philippines   

Second Language
Ireland   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
United Kingdom   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge   
Commission on the Filipino Language   

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.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18   
1
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
13   
3
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Ilokano Braille, Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit   
Kablaaw   

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat   
Agyamanak   

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?   
Kumusta?   

Good Night
Oíche mhaith   
Naimbag a rabii   

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Naimbag a sardam   

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Naimbag a malem   

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin   
Naimbag a bigat   

Please
le do thoil   
Not available   

Sorry
Tá brón orm   
Agpakawanak   

Bye
Slán   
Pakada   

I Love You
Is breá liom thú   
Ayayatenka   

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal   
Maawan-dayawen   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish   
Balangao   

Where They Speak
Connacht   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
21,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Munster Irish   
Bontoc   

Where They Speak
Munster   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
41,000.00   
39

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Ulster   
Not present   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
2   
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.14 %   
99+

Native Speakers
0.14 million   
99+
9.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million   
35
Not Available   

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   
ilokano   

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   
Ilokano, Iloko   

French Name
irlandais moyen   
ilocano   

German Name
Mittelirisch   
Ilokano-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Irish people   
Ilocano people   

History

Origin
c. 750   
18th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Not Available   

Branch
Goidelic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   
Modern Ilocano   

Language Position
Not Available   
94   
99+

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ga   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle   
ilo   

ISO 639 2/B
gle   
ilo   

ISO 639 3
gle   
ilo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
iris1253   
ilok1237   

Linguasphere
50-AAA   
31-CBA-a   

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 Ilocano Language History

Comparison of Irish vs Ilocano language history gives us differences between origin of Irish and Ilocano language. History of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750 whereas history of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th 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 Ilocano Language History.

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

Irish vs Ilocano Difficulty

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

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