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Malayalam and Irish


Irish and Malayalam


Countries

Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry   
European Union, Ireland   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
2   
13

National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry   
Ireland   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Ireland   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands   
United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala   
Foras na Gaeilge   

Interesting Facts
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
  
  • 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
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages   
Not Available   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
18   
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
15   
12
5   
2

How Many Consonants
41   
30
13   
3

Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
ഹലോ (halēā)   
Dia dhuit   

Thank You
നന്ദി (nandi)   
Go raibh maith agat   

How Are You?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)   
Conas atá tú ?   

Good Night
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)   
Oíche mhaith   

Good Evening
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)   
Dia dhuit ar maidin   

Please
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)   
le do thoil   

Sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)   
Tá brón orm   

Bye
വിട (viṭa)   
Slán   

I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)   
Is breá liom thú   

Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)   
Gabh mo leithscéal   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam   
Connacht Irish   

Where They Speak
Israel, kerala   
Connacht   

Dialect 2
Mappila   
Munster Irish   

Where They Speak
India   
Munster   

Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam   
Ulster Irish   

Where They Speak
France, kerala   
Ulster   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
38.00 million   
33
1.79 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.57 %   
27
Not Available   

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
0.14 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
1.65 million   
35

Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)   
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   

Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla   
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   

French Name
malayalam   
irlandais moyen   

German Name
Malayalam   
Mittelirisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   

Ethnicity
Malayali   
Irish people   

History

Origin
9th Century   
c. 750   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Celtic   

Branch
Not Available   
Goidelic   

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Malayalam   
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   

Language Position
29   
24
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Irish Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ml   
ga   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mal   
gle   

ISO 639 2/B
mal   
gle   

ISO 639 3
mal   
gle   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1464   
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
Synthetic   
Fusional   

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

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Malayalam and Irish Speaking population

Malayalam and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malayalam and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of Malayalam and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 % 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 Malayalam and Irish on Malayalam vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malayalam and Irish Language Codes

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

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