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Japanese vs Irish


Irish vs 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   
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Derived From
Not Available   
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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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Japanese and Irish Language History

Comparison of Japanese vs Irish language history gives us differences between origin of Japanese and Irish language. History of Japanese language states that this language originated in 1185 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 Japanese and Irish Language History.

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Japanese 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 Japanese and Irish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Japanese and Irish language. Japanese word for "Hello" is こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa) or Irish word for "Thank You" is Go raibh maith agat. Find more of such common Japanese Greetings and Irish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Japanese vs Irish Difficulty

The Japanese vs Irish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Japanese 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 Japanese and Irish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Japanese and Irish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Japanese is 88 weeks while to learn Irish time required is 36 weeks.

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