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Irish and Italian


Countries

Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City   
European Union, Ireland   

Total No. Of Countries
7   
8
2   
13

National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City   
Ireland   

Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia   
Ireland   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia   
United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)   
Foras na Gaeilge   

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
  • 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
French and Portuguese Languages   
Not Available   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
18   
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
16   
6
13   
3

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
ciao   
Dia dhuit   

Thank You
grazie   
Go raibh maith agat   

How Are You?
Come stai?   
Conas atá tú ?   

Good Night
buonanotte   
Oíche mhaith   

Good Evening
buonasera   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Morning
buongiorno   
Dia dhuit ar maidin   

Please
Per Favore   
le do thoil   

Sorry
scusate   
Tá brón orm   

Bye
arrivederci   
Slán   

I Love You
Ti amo   
Is breá liom thú   

Excuse Me
Scusami   
Gabh mo leithscéal   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Romanesco   
Connacht Irish   

Where They Speak
Lazio   
Connacht   

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00   
21
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Central Italian   
Munster Irish   

Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria   
Munster   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
14
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Tuscan   
Ulster Irish   

Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria   
Ulster   

Total No. Of Dialects
15   
14
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million   
21
1.79 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.90 %   
22
Not Available   

Native Speakers
64.00 million   
18
0.14 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million   
20
1.65 million   
35

Native Name
Italiano   
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   

Alternative Names
Italiano   
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   

French Name
italien   
irlandais moyen   

German Name
Italienisch   
Mittelirisch   

Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]   
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   

Ethnicity
Italians   
Irish people   

History

Origin
960 BC   
c. 750   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Celtic   

Branch
Not Available   
Goidelic   

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Italian   
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   

Language Position
27   
23
Not Available   

Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"   
Irish Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
it   
ga   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ita   
gle   

ISO 639 2/B
ita   
gle   

ISO 639 3
ita   
gle   

ISO 639 6
itas   
Not Available   

Glottocode
ital1282   
iris1253   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-q   
50-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Fusional   

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All Italian and Irish Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Italian and Irish dialects. Various dialects of Italian and Irish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Italian are spoken in different Italian Speaking Countries whereas Irish Dialects are spoken in different Irish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Italian vs Irish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Italian dialects include: Romanesco, Central Italian. Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish , Munster Irish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Italian and Irish Speaking population

Italian and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Italian and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of Italian and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Irish language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Italian and Irish on Italian vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Italian and Irish Language Codes

Italian and Irish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Italian and Irish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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