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Irish and English


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
33   
2
2   
13

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
Not Available   
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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
18   
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
21   
11
13   
3

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
7   
6
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
36 weeks   
10

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
225,000,000.00   
3
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Hiberno-English   
Munster Irish   

Where They Speak
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom   
Munster   

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00   
15
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Welsh English   
Ulster Irish   

Where They Speak
United Kingdom   
Ulster   

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00   
14
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
188   
34
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1,200.00 million   
1
1.79 million   
99+

Speaking Population
5.43 %   
4
Not Available   

Native Speakers
400.00 million   
3
0.14 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
400.00 million   
1
1.65 million   
35

Native Name
English   
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   

French Name
anglais   
irlandais moyen   

German Name
Englisch   
Mittelirisch   

Pronunciation
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/   
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Irish people   

History

Origin
5th Century AD   
c. 750   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Celtic   

Branch
Not Available   
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
3   
3
Not Available   

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   
Not Available   

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   

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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.

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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 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 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.

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