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Countries

Countries

Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
European Union, Ireland

Total No. Of Countries

332
0 46
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National Language

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Ireland

Second Language

India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Ireland

Speaking Continents

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Europe

Minority Language

South Africa
United Kingdom

Regulated By

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Foras na Gaeilge

Interesting Facts

  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  • 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

Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German Languages
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages

Derived From

Latin
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Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

2618
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

55
0 32
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How Many Consonants

2113
9 60
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Scripts

Latin
Latin

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

75
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

6 weeks36 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

Hello
Dia dhuit

Thank You

Thank you
Go raibh maith agat

How Are You?

How are you?
Conas atá tú ?

Good Night

Good Night
Oíche mhaith

Good Evening

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit

Good Afternoon

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit

Good Morning

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin

Please

Please
le do thoil

Sorry

Sorry
Tá brón orm

Bye

Bye
Slán

I Love You

I love you
Is breá liom thú

Excuse Me

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal

Dialects

Dialect 1

American English
Connacht Irish

Where They Speak

United States of America
Connacht

How Many People Speak

225,000,000.00100,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Hiberno-English
Munster Irish

Where They Speak

Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Munster

How Many People Speak

4,500,000.00150,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Welsh English
Ulster Irish

Where They Speak

United Kingdom
Ulster

How Many People Speak

2,500,000.00140,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

1884
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

1,200.00 million1.79 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

5.43 %0.03 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

400.00 million0.14 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

400.00 million1.65 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

English
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge

Alternative Names

English
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish

French Name

anglais
irlandais moyen

German Name

Englisch
Mittelirisch

Pronunciation

/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]

Ethnicity

English people
Irish people

History

Origin

5th Century AD
c. 750

Language Family

Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family

Subgroup

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Celtic

Branch

-
Goidelic

Language Forms

Early Forms

Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish

Standard Forms

Standard English
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil

Language Position

325
1 120
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Signed Forms

Signed English
Irish Sign Language

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

en
ga

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

eng
gle

ISO 639 2/B

eng
gle

ISO 639 3

eng
gle

ISO 639 6

engs
gle

Glottocode

stan1293
iris1253

Linguasphere

52-ABA
50-AAA

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Verb-Object
Verb-Subject-Object

Language Morphological Typology

Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Fusional

English and Irish Alphabets

English and Irish Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in English and Irish. In English Alphabets there are 26 letters while in Irish Alphabets there are 18 letters. To learn English and Irish languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of English and Irish languages. The English phonology consist English vowels and English consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at English greetings vs Irish greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether English and Irish are Most Spoken Languages.

All English 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 English and Irish dialects. Various dialects of English and Irish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of English are spoken in different English Speaking Countries whereas Irish Dialects are spoken in different Irish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking English vs Irish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the English dialects include: American English, Hiberno-English. Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish , Munster Irish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

English and Irish Speaking population

English and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which English and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of English and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking English language is 5.43 % 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 English and Irish on English vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

English and Irish Language Codes

English and Irish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. English and Irish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.