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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
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
-  
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  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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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  
13

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  
4
100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hiberno-English  
Munster Irish  

Where They Speak
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom  
Munster  

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Welsh English  
Ulster Irish  

Where They Speak
United Kingdom  
Ulster  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
140,000.00  
99+

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
0.03 %  
99+

Native Speakers
400.00 million  
3
0.14 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
400.00 million  
1
1.65 million  
99+

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
-  
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
3  
3
25  
23

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  

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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 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.

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