Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
European Union, Ireland
National Language
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Ireland
Second Language
South Africa
Ireland
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Europe
Minority Language
France, Germany, Indonesia
United Kingdom
Regulated By
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
Foras na Gaeilge
Interesting Facts
- Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
- There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
- 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
German and English Languages
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
dankjewel
Go raibh maith agat
How Are You?
hoe gaat het met je?
Conas atá tú ?
Good Night
goede Nacht
Oíche mhaith
Good Evening
goedenavond
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Afternoon
goedemiddag
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Morning
goedemorgen
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Please
alsjeblieft
le do thoil
I Love You
Ik hou van jou
Is breá liom thú
Excuse Me
pardon
Gabh mo leithscéal
Dialect 1
Gronings
Connacht Irish
Where They Speak
Netherlands
Connacht
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Low Saxon
Munster Irish
Where They Speak
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
Munster
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Limburgian
Ulster Irish
Where They Speak
Belgium, Netherlands
Ulster
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Nederlands
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Alternative Names
Hollands, Nederlands
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
French Name
néerlandais; flamand
irlandais moyen
German Name
Niederländisch
Mittelirisch
Pronunciation
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
Ethnicity
Dutch people
Irish people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Standard Forms
Standard Dutch
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)
Irish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
mode1257
iris1253
Linguasphere
52-ACB-a
50-AAA
Language Type
Historical
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Fusional
All Dutch 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 Dutch and Irish dialects. Various dialects of Dutch and Irish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Dutch are spoken in different Dutch Speaking Countries whereas Irish Dialects are spoken in different Irish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Dutch vs Irish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Dutch dialects include: Gronings, Low Saxon. Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish , Munster Irish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Dutch and Irish Speaking population
Dutch and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dutch and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of Dutch and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dutch language is 0.32 % 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 Dutch and Irish on Dutch vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Dutch and Irish Language Codes
Dutch and Irish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Dutch and Irish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.