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Irish vs Irish


Irish vs Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
European Union, Ireland   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
Ireland   
Ireland   

Second Language
Ireland   
Ireland   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
United Kingdom   
United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge   
Foras na Gaeilge   

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 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.
  

Similar To
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Derived From
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Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18   
1
18   
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
13   
3
13   
3

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit   
Dia dhuit   

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat   
Go raibh maith agat   

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?   
Conas atá tú ?   

Good Night
Oíche mhaith   
Oíche mhaith   

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin   
Dia dhuit ar maidin   

Please
le do thoil   
le do thoil   

Sorry
Tá brón orm   
Tá brón orm   

Bye
Slán   
Slán   

I Love You
Is breá liom thú   
Is breá liom thú   

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal   
Gabh mo leithscéal   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish   
Connacht Irish   

Where They Speak
Connacht   
Connacht   

Dialect 2
Munster Irish   
Munster Irish   

Where They Speak
Munster   
Munster   

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish   
Ulster Irish   

Where They Speak
Ulster   
Ulster   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
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Native Speakers
0.14 million   
99+
0.14 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million   
35
1.65 million   
35

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   

French Name
irlandais moyen   
irlandais moyen   

German Name
Mittelirisch   
Mittelirisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   

Ethnicity
Irish people   
Irish people   

History

Origin
c. 750   
c. 750   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Celtic   

Branch
Goidelic   
Goidelic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Irish Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ga   
ga   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle   
gle   

ISO 639 2/B
gle   
gle   

ISO 639 3
gle   
gle   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
iris1253   
iris1253   

Linguasphere
50-AAA   
50-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Fusional   

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Irish and Irish Language History

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

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

Irish vs Irish Difficulty

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

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