Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
European Union, Ireland
National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
Ireland
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Ireland
Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America
Europe
Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
United Kingdom
Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
Foras na Gaeilge
Interesting Facts
- Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
- There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
- 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 Swedish
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Derived From
Old Norse Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Mange tak
Go raibh maith agat
How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?
Conas atá tú ?
Good Night
God nat
Oíche mhaith
Good Evening
God aften
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Morning
God morgen
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Please
Please
le do thoil
Sorry
Undskyld!
Tá brón orm
I Love You
Jeg elsker dig
Is breá liom thú
Excuse Me
Undskyld mig
Gabh mo leithscéal
Dialect 1
Scanian
Connacht Irish
Where They Speak
Sweden
Connacht
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Jutlandic
Munster Irish
Where They Speak
Denmark
Munster
Dialect 3
Bornholmsk
Ulster Irish
Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm
Ulster
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
dansk
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
French Name
danois
irlandais moyen
German Name
Dänisch
Mittelirisch
Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes
Irish people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Celtic
Branch
Not Available
Goidelic
Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Standard Forms
Rigsdansk
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Signed Forms
Signed Danish
Irish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
dani1284
iris1253
Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
50-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
All Danish 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 Danish and Irish dialects. Various dialects of Danish and Irish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Danish are spoken in different Danish Speaking Countries whereas Irish Dialects are spoken in different Irish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Danish vs Irish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Danish dialects include: Scanian, Jutlandic. Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish , Munster Irish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Danish and Irish Speaking population
Danish and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Danish and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of Danish and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Danish language is Not Available 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 Danish and Irish on Danish vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Danish and Irish Language Codes
Danish and Irish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Danish and Irish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.