Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
  
European Union, Ireland
  
National Language
Sweden
  
Ireland
  
Second Language
Finland
  
Ireland
  
Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
United Kingdom
  
Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
  
Foras na Gaeilge
  
Interesting Facts
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  
- 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
Norwegian and Danish Language
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Old Norse Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200
  
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
hej
  
Dia dhuit
  
Thank You
tacka dig
  
Go raibh maith agat
  
How Are You?
hur mår du
  
Conas atá tú ?
  
Good Night
godnatt
  
Oíche mhaith
  
Good Evening
god kväll
  
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag
  
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Good Morning
god morgon
  
Dia dhuit ar maidin
  
Please
vänligen
  
le do thoil
  
Sorry
ledsen
  
Tá brón orm
  
Bye
hej då
  
Slán
  
I Love You
jag älskar dig
  
Is breá liom thú
  
Excuse Me
ursäkta mig
  
Gabh mo leithscéal
  
Dialect 1
Dialects
  
Connacht Irish
  
Where They Speak
Gabon
  
Connacht
  
How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00
  
6
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Dialects
  
Munster Irish
  
Where They Speak
Georgia
  
Munster
  
How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00
  
2
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Dialects
  
Ulster Irish
  
Where They Speak
France
  
Ulster
  
How Many People Speak
96,000,000.00
  
1
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
15.00 million
  
99+
1.79 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
8.70 million
  
99+
0.14 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
1.65 million
  
35
Native Name
Svenska
  
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
  
Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska
  
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
  
French Name
suédois
  
irlandais moyen
  
German Name
Schwedisch
  
Mittelirisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
  
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
  
Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes
  
Irish people
  
Origin
13th Century
  
c. 750
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Germanic
  
Celtic
  
Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
  
Goidelic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Swedish
  
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
  
Standard Forms
Standard Swedish
  
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
  
Irish Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
sv
  
ga
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
swe
  
gle
  
ISO 639 2/B
swe
  
gle
  
ISO 639 3
swe
  
gle
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
swed1254
  
iris1253
  
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw
  
50-AAA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Swedish and Irish Speaking population
Swedish and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swedish and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of Swedish and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swedish language is 0.13 % 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 Swedish and Irish on Swedish vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swedish and Irish Language Codes
Swedish and Irish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swedish and Irish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.