Countries
European Union, Ireland
  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
National Language
Ireland
  
India
  
Second Language
Ireland
  
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
United Kingdom
  
Israel, Mauritius
  
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
  
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
  
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.
  
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
Similar To
Not Available
  
Konkani Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Dia dhuit
  
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
  
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
  
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
  
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
  
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
  
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
  
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
  
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
  
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
  
Please
le do thoil
  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
Sorry
Tá brón orm
  
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
  
Bye
Slán
  
बाय (Bāya)
  
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
  
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
  
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
  
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
  
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
  
Maharashtrian Konkani
  
Where They Speak
Connacht
  
Kokan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,400,000.00
  
23
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
  
Varhadi
  
Where They Speak
Munster
  
Vidarbha
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
7,000,000.00
  
12
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
  
Khandeshi
  
Where They Speak
Ulster
  
Khandesh
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,900,000.00
  
15
How Many People Speak?
1.79 million
  
99+
71.00 million
  
25
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.14 million
  
99+
68.00 million
  
16
Second Language Speakers
1.65 million
  
35
3.00 million
  
32
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
  
मराठी (marāṭhī)
  
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
  
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
  
French Name
irlandais moyen
  
marathe
  
German Name
Mittelirisch
  
Marathi
  
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
  
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
  
Ethnicity
Irish people
  
Marathi people
  
Origin
c. 750
  
10th century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Celtic
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Goidelic
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
  
Maharashtri Prakrit
  
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
  
Marathi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ga
  
mr
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
gle
  
mar
  
ISO 639 2/B
gle
  
mar
  
ISO 639 3
gle
  
mar
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
iris1253
  
mara1378
  
Linguasphere
50-AAA
  
omr
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available
  
Irish and Marathi 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 Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Irish and Marathi language. Irish word for "Hello" is Dia dhuit or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Irish Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Irish vs Marathi Difficulty
The Irish vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish Alphabets and Marathi 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 Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.