Home
Languagevs


Albanian vs Irish


Irish vs Albanian


Countries

Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  
European Union, Ireland  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  
Ireland  

Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  
Ireland  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Europe  

Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  
United Kingdom  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  
Foras na Gaeilge  

Interesting Facts
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
    •   
  • 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
Romanian  
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
18  
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
29  
19
13  
3

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Përshëndetje  
Dia dhuit  

Thank You
Ju faleminderit  
Go raibh maith agat  

How Are You?
Si jeni?  
Conas atá tú ?  

Good Night
natën e mirë  
Oíche mhaith  

Good Evening
mirëmbrëma  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Afternoon
mirëdita  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Morning
mirëmengjes  
Dia dhuit ar maidin  

Please
Ju lutem  
le do thoil  

Sorry
Me fal  
Tá brón orm  

Bye
mirupafshim  
Slán  

I Love You
unë e dua ju  
Is breá liom thú  

Excuse Me
Më falni  
Gabh mo leithscéal  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian  
Connacht Irish  

Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  
Connacht  

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
99+
100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian  
Munster Irish  

Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  
Munster  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Arbëresh  
Ulster Irish  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Ulster  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
140,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.03 %  
99+

Native Speakers
3.10 million  
99+
0.14 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.60 million  
99+
1.65 million  
99+

Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe  
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  

Alternative Names
Shqip  
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  

French Name
albanais  
irlandais moyen  

German Name
Albanisch  
Mittelirisch  

Pronunciation
[ʃcip]  
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  

Ethnicity
Albanians  
Irish people  

History

Origin
1462 AD  
c. 750  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Celtic  

Branch
-  
Goidelic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Albanian  
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  

Standard Forms
Standard Albanian  
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  

Language Position
14  
13
25  
23

Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  
Irish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sq  
ga  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sqi  
gle  

ISO 639 2/B
alb  
gle  

ISO 639 3
sqi  
gle  

ISO 639 6
sqi  
gle  

Glottocode
alba1267  
iris1253  

Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa  
50-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Fusional  

Countries >>
<< All

Albanian and Irish Language History

Comparison of Albanian vs Irish language history gives us differences between origin of Albanian and Irish language. History of Albanian language states that this language originated in 1462 AD whereas history of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Albanian and Irish Language History.

Compare Most Difficult Languages

Albanian and Irish Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Albanian and Irish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Albanian and Irish language. Albanian word for "Hello" is Përshëndetje or Irish word for "Thank You" is Go raibh maith agat. Find more of such common Albanian Greetings and Irish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Albanian vs Irish Difficulty

The Albanian vs Irish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Albanian Alphabets and Irish Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Albanian and Irish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Albanian and Irish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Albanian is 44 weeks while to learn Irish time required is 36 weeks.

Most Difficult Languages

Most Difficult Languages

» More Most Difficult Languages

Compare Most Difficult Languages

» More Compare Most Difficult Languages