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Countries

Countries

Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
European Union, Ireland

Total No. Of Countries

322
0 46
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National Language

France
Ireland

Second Language

Africa, Canada
Ireland

Speaking Continents

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

Minority Language

Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
United Kingdom

Regulated By

Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
Foras na Gaeilge

Interesting Facts

  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  • 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

Italian Language
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages

Derived From

Latin
-

Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

2618
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

65
0 32
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How Many Consonants

2013
9 60
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Scripts

Latin
Latin

Writing Direction

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

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

65
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

24 weeks36 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

bonjour
Dia dhuit

Thank You

Merci
Go raibh maith agat

How Are You?

Comment allez-vous?
Conas atá tú ?

Good Night

bonne Nuit
Oíche mhaith

Good Evening

bonsoir
Tráthnóna maith duit

Good Afternoon

bon Après-Midi
Tráthnóna maith duit

Good Morning

Bonjour
Dia dhuit ar maidin

Please

S'il vous plaît
le do thoil

Sorry

désolé
Tá brón orm

Bye

au revoir
Slán

I Love You

Je t'aime
Is breá liom thú

Excuse Me

Excuse Moi
Gabh mo leithscéal

Dialects

Dialect 1

Quebec French
Connacht Irish

Where They Speak

New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Connacht

How Many People Speak

6,200,000.00100,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

African French
Munster Irish

Where They Speak

Africa
Munster

How Many People Speak

274,000,000.00150,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Swiss French
Ulster Irish

Where They Speak

Northeast France, Switzerland
Ulster

How Many People Speak

1,800,000.00140,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

254
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

163.00 million1.79 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

1.12 %0.03 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

76.00 million0.14 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

87.00 million1.65 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

français
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge

Alternative Names

Français
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish

French Name

français
irlandais moyen

German Name

Französisch
Mittelirisch

Pronunciation

[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]

Ethnicity

French people
Irish people

History

Origin

9th Century
c. 750

Language Family

Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family

Subgroup

Romance
Celtic

Branch

-
Goidelic

Language Forms

Early Forms

Old French, Middle French and French
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish

Standard Forms

Standard French
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil

Language Position

1325
1 120
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Signed Forms

le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Irish Sign Language

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

fr
ga

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

fra
gle

ISO 639 2/B

fre
gle

ISO 639 3

fra
gle

ISO 639 6

fras
gle

Glottocode

stan1290
iris1253

Linguasphere

51-AAA-i
50-AAA

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Verb-Object
Verb-Subject-Object

Language Morphological Typology

Fusional, Synthetic
Fusional

French and Irish Alphabets

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

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

French and Irish Speaking population

French and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which French and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of French and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 % 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 French and Irish on French vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

French and Irish Language Codes

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