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Irish and Japanese


Countries

Countries
Japan   
European Union, Ireland   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Japan   
Ireland   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Ireland   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific   
Europe   

Minority Language
Palau   
United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education   
Foras na Gaeilge   

Interesting Facts
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
  • 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
Korean Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
99   
40
18   
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
14   
4
13   
3

Scripts
Kana   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)   
Dia dhuit   

Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)   
Go raibh maith agat   

How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)   
Conas atá tú ?   

Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)   
Oíche mhaith   

Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)   
Dia dhuit ar maidin   

Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)   
le do thoil   

Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)   
Tá brón orm   

Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)   
Slán   

I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)   
Is breá liom thú   

Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)   
Gabh mo leithscéal   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sanuki   
Connacht Irish   

Where They Speak
Kagawa   
Connacht   

How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00   
28
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Hakata   
Munster Irish   

Where They Speak
Fukuoka   
Munster   

Dialect 3
Kansai   
Ulster Irish   

Where They Speak
kansai   
Ulster   

Total No. Of Dialects
31   
25
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million   
14
1.79 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.90 %   
10
Not Available   

Native Speakers
128.00 million   
9
0.14 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
1.65 million   
35

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

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   

French Name
japonais   
irlandais moyen   

German Name
Japanisch   
Mittelirisch   

Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]   
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   

Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)   
Irish people   

History

Origin
1185   
c. 750   

Language Family
Japonic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Celtic   

Branch
Not Available   
Goidelic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese   
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   

Standard Forms
Japanese   
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   

Language Position
8   
8
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese   
Irish Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ja   
ga   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
jpn   
gle   

ISO 639 2/B
jpn   
gle   

ISO 639 3
jpn   
gle   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1643   
iris1253   

Linguasphere
45-CAA-a   
50-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic   
Fusional   

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All Japanese 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 Japanese and Irish dialects. Various dialects of Japanese and Irish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Japanese are spoken in different Japanese Speaking Countries whereas Irish Dialects are spoken in different Irish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Japanese vs Irish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Japanese dialects include: Sanuki, Hakata. Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish , Munster Irish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Japanese and Irish Speaking population

Japanese and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Irish on Japanese vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Japanese and Irish Language Codes

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

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