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Sinhalese and Irish


Irish and Sinhalese


Countries

Countries
Sri Lanka   
European Union, Ireland   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Sri Lanka   
Ireland   

Second Language
Sri Lanka   
Ireland   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)   
Foras na Gaeilge   

Interesting Facts
  • In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
  • Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
  
  • 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
Maldivian Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
54   
33
18   
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
18   
15
5   
2

How Many Consonants
36   
26
13   
3

Scripts
Sinhala alphabet   
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
හලෝ (halō)   
Dia dhuit   

Thank You
ඔබට ස්තුතියි (obaṭa stutiyi)   
Go raibh maith agat   

How Are You?
ඔබ කොහොමද (oba kohomada)   
Conas atá tú ?   

Good Night
සුභ රාත්රියක් (subha rātriyak)   
Oíche mhaith   

Good Evening
සුබ සැන්දෑවක් (suba sændǣvak)   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Afternoon
සුභ සන්ධ්යාවක් (subha sandhyāvak)   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Morning
සුභ උදෑසනක් (subha udǣsanak)   
Dia dhuit ar maidin   

Please
කරුණාකර (karuṇākara)   
le do thoil   

Sorry
සමාවන්න (samāvanna)   
Tá brón orm   

Bye
බායි (bāyi)   
Slán   

I Love You
මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි (mama oyāṭa ādareyi)   
Is breá liom thú   

Excuse Me
මට සමාවෙන්න (maṭa samāvenna)   
Gabh mo leithscéal   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vedda   
Connacht Irish   

Where They Speak
Sri Lanka   
Connacht   

Dialect 2
Not Available   
Munster Irish   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Munster   

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Ulster Irish   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Ulster   

Total No. Of Dialects
1   
1
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
16.00 million   
99+
1.79 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.25 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
16.00 million   
39
0.14 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
2.00 million   
34
1.65 million   
35

Native Name
සිංහල (sĩhala)   
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   

Alternative Names
Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala   
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   

French Name
singhalais   
irlandais moyen   

German Name
Singhalesisch   
Mittelirisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   

Ethnicity
Sinhalese people   
Irish people   

History

Origin
3   
c. 750   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Celtic   

Branch
Indic   
Goidelic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Sinhalese Prakrit   
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   

Standard Forms
Modern Sinhalese   
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   

Language Position
70   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Irish Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
si   
ga   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sin   
gle   

ISO 639 2/B
sin   
gle   

ISO 639 3
sin   
gle   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
sinh1246   
iris1253   

Linguasphere
No data available   
50-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Fusional   

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All Sinhalese 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 Sinhalese and Irish dialects. Various dialects of Sinhalese and Irish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sinhalese are spoken in different Sinhalese Speaking Countries whereas Irish Dialects are spoken in different Irish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sinhalese vs Irish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sinhalese dialects include: Vedda, Not Available. Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish , Munster Irish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Sinhalese and Irish Speaking population

Sinhalese and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sinhalese and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of Sinhalese and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sinhalese language is 0.25 % 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 Sinhalese and Irish on Sinhalese vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sinhalese and Irish Language Codes

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

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