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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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