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Irish and French


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
32  
3
2  
13

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
French-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
26  
8
18  
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
5  
2

How Many Consonants
20  
10
13  
3

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
36 weeks  
13

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
6,200,000.00  
99+
100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
African French  
Munster Irish  

Where They Speak
Africa  
Munster  

How Many People Speak
274,000,000.00  
1
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Swiss French  
Ulster Irish  

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland  
Ulster  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
140,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million  
11
1.79 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.12 %  
18
0.03 %  
99+

Native Speakers
76.00 million  
13
0.14 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million  
11
1.65 million  
99+

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
13  
12
25  
23

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  

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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.

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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.

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