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Irish and Danish


Countries

Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council  
European Union, Ireland  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
2  
13

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  
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  

Derived From
Old Norse Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
18  
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
5  
2

How Many Consonants
20  
10
13  
3

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Hallo  
Dia dhuit  

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  

Bye
Farvel  
Slán  

I Love You
Jeg elsker dig  
Is breá liom thú  

Excuse Me
Undskyld mig  
Gabh mo leithscéal  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Scanian  
Connacht Irish  

Where They Speak
Sweden  
Connacht  

How Many People Speak
80,000.00  
99+
100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Jutlandic  
Munster Irish  

Where They Speak
Denmark  
Munster  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Bornholmsk  
Ulster Irish  

Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm  
Ulster  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
140,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.07 %  
99+
0.03 %  
99+

Native Speakers
5.50 million  
99+
0.14 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
6.00 million  
99+
1.65 million  
99+

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  

History

Origin
c. 1100 AD  
c. 750  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Celtic  

Branch
-  
Goidelic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish  
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  

Standard Forms
Rigsdansk  
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  

Language Position
18  
16
25  
23

Signed Forms
Signed Danish  
Irish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
da  
ga  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
dan  
gle  

ISO 639 2/B
dan  
gle  

ISO 639 3
dan  
gle  

ISO 639 6
dan  
gle  

Glottocode
dani1284  
iris1253  

Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj  
50-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Fusional  

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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.

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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 0.07 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 %. 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.

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