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Irish and Swedish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden   
European Union, Ireland   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
2   
13

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

Alphabets in
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200   
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
29   
11
18   
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
5   
2

How Many Consonants
18   
8
13   
3

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

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   

Dialects

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   

Total No. Of Dialects
79   
33
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
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   

History

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
89   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")   
Irish Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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

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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.

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