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Welsh and Irish History


Irish and Welsh Language History


History

Origin
9th Century   
c. 750   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Celtic   

Branch
Brythonic   
Goidelic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh   
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   

Standard Forms
Welsh   
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Irish Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

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Early forms of Welsh and Irish

The Early forms of Welsh and Irish explains the evolution of Welsh and Irish languages which is under Welsh and Irish history. The early forms give us the early stages of the language. By studying Welsh and Irish history we will understand how the Welsh and Irish languages were evolved and modified according to time.

  • Early forms of Welsh: Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh.
  • Early forms of Irish: Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish.
  • Standard forms of Welsh: Welsh.
  • Standard forms of Irish: An Caighdeán Oifigiúil.
  • Signed forms of Welsh: Not Available
  • Signed forms of Irish: Not Available

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Welsh and Irish Language Family

In Welsh and Irish history, you will get to know about Welsh and Irish language family. Go through all languages which belong to Afro-Asiatic Languages and Niger-Congo Languages and explore more about them. A language family is defined as group of languages that are derived from common ancestors. Welsh is a part of Indo-European Family while Irish is a part of Indo-European Family. The subgroup and branch of Welsh is Celtic and Brythonic resp. The subgroup and branch of Irish is Celtic and Goidelic resp. Language families are subdivided into smaller units. Scripts used by these languages also depend upon their family. Check out the scripts used in Welsh and Irish language on Welsh vs Irish alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

Welsh vs Irish Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out Welsh vs Irish language rank. Welsh and Irish history gives you Welsh and Irish language rank. The Welsh language rank is not available. And Irish language rank is not available. The language which is at the higher position has maximum number of native speakers. If you want to know the number of native speakers then go to Welsh vs Irish.

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