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Irish and Albanian


Albanian and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
Ireland  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Second Language
Ireland  
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Europe  

Minority Language
United Kingdom  
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge  
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  

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.
  
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
    •   

Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  
Romanian  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18  
1
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
13  
3
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit  
Përshëndetje  

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat  
Ju faleminderit  

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?  
Si jeni?  

Good Night
Oíche mhaith  
natën e mirë  

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit  
mirëmbrëma  

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit  
mirëdita  

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin  
mirëmengjes  

Please
le do thoil  
Ju lutem  

Sorry
Tá brón orm  
Me fal  

Bye
Slán  
mirupafshim  

I Love You
Is breá liom thú  
unë e dua ju  

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal  
Më falni  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Gheg Albanian  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
3,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Tosk Albanian  

Where They Speak
Munster  
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
1,800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Arbëresh  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
100,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.79 million  
99+
7.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
3.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
99+
3.60 million  
99+

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  
shqip / gjuha shqipe  

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  
Shqip  

French Name
irlandais moyen  
albanais  

German Name
Mittelirisch  
Albanisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  
[ʃcip]  

Ethnicity
Irish people  
Albanians  

History

Origin
c. 750  
1462 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
-  

Branch
Goidelic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  
Old Albanian  

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  
Standard Albanian  

Language Position
25  
23
14  
13

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ga  
sq  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle  
sqi  

ISO 639 2/B
gle  
alb  

ISO 639 3
gle  
sqi  

ISO 639 6
gle  
sqi  

Glottocode
iris1253  
alba1267  

Linguasphere
50-AAA  
55-AAA-aaa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Synthetic  

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

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Irish and Albanian Speaking population

Irish and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian language is 0.11 %. 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 Albanian on Irish vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Irish and Albanian Language Codes

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

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