Irish and Afrikaans
Countries
European Union, Ireland
South Africa
National Language
Ireland
South Africa
Second Language
Ireland
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
United Kingdom
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Dutch Language
Derived From
-
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
Dankie
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
goeie nag
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
Goeie middag
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
goeie more
Please
le do thoil
asseblief
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Connacht
-
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Munster
-
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Ulster
Namibia
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
Cape Dutch
French Name
irlandais moyen
afrikaans
German Name
Mittelirisch
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Irish people
Afrikaners
Origin
c. 750
17th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
iris1253
afri1274
Linguasphere
50-AAA
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Analytic
All Irish and Afrikaans 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 Irish and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Irish and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Irish are spoken in different Irish Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Irish vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish, Munster Irish. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Irish and Afrikaans Speaking population
Irish and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans 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 Irish and Afrikaans on Irish vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Irish and Afrikaans Language Codes
Irish and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Irish and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.