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Maithili and Irish


Irish and Maithili


Countries

Countries
India, Nepal  
European Union, Ireland  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
India, Nepal  
Ireland  

Second Language
Nepal  
Ireland  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
United Kingdom  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Foras na Gaeilge  

Interesting Facts
  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.
  
  • 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
Bhojpuri Language  
Not Available  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
47  
27
18  
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
5  
2

How Many Consonants
Not Available  
13  
3

Scripts
Devanagari  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
36 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
pranam  
Dia dhuit  

Thank You
dhanyabad  
Go raibh maith agat  

How Are You?
Aahan kehan chhi ?  
Conas atá tú ?  

Good Night
Śubharātri  
Oíche mhaith  

Good Evening
shubh sandhya  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Afternoon
dopahar ke bad namaskar  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Morning
Suprabhaat  
Dia dhuit ar maidin  

Please
kripaya  
le do thoil  

Sorry
maf karai  
Tá brón orm  

Bye
Alavidā  
Slán  

I Love You
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi  
Is breá liom thú  

Excuse Me
kripaya  
Gabh mo leithscéal  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Tharuwat  
Connacht Irish  

Where They Speak
Nepal  
Connacht  

Dialect 2
Madhubani  
Munster Irish  

Where They Speak
North India  
Munster  

Dialect 3
Khortha  
Ulster Irish  

Where They Speak
Deoghar, France  
Ulster  

Total No. Of Dialects
15  
14
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
32.00 million  
35
1.79 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.41 %  
33
Not Available  

Native Speakers
27.00 million  
30
0.14 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
2.80 million  
33
1.65 million  
35

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

Alternative Names
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia  
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  

French Name
maithili  
irlandais moyen  

German Name
Maithili  
Mittelirisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  

Ethnicity
Maithil  
Irish people  

History

Origin
14th century  
c. 750  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Celtic  

Branch
Not Available  
Goidelic  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Standard Maithili  
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  

Language Position
40  
31
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Irish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
ga  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mai  
gle  

ISO 639 2/B
mai  
gle  

ISO 639 3
mai  
gle  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
mait1250  
iris1253  

Linguasphere
No data available  
50-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional  

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

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Maithili and Irish Speaking population

Maithili and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maithili and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of Maithili and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 % 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 Maithili and Irish on Maithili vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maithili and Irish Language Codes

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

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