Irish and Basque
Countries
European Union, Ireland
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
National Language
Ireland
France, Spain
Second Language
Ireland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
United Kingdom
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
Euskaltzaindia, 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.
- The Basque language is the oldest European language.
- Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Spanish
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
Eskerrik asko
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
Zer moduz?
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
Gabon
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
Arratsalde on
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
Arratsalde on
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Egun on
Please
le do thoil
Mesedez
Sorry
Tá brón orm
Barkatu
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
Maite zaitut
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
Barkatu
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Navarro-Lapurdian
Where They Speak
Connacht
France
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Souletin
Where They Speak
Munster
France, Soule, Spain
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Biscayan
Where They Speak
Ulster
Spain
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Euskara
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense
French Name
irlandais moyen
basque
German Name
Mittelirisch
Baskisch
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
[bɑːsk]
Ethnicity
Irish people
Basque people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Vasconic Family
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Basque
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Basque Sign Language
Glottocode
iris1253
basq1248
Linguasphere
50-AAA
40-AAA-a
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Agglutinative
All Irish and Basque 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 Basque dialects. Various dialects of Irish and Basque language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Irish are spoken in different Irish Speaking Countries whereas Basque Dialects are spoken in different Basque speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Irish vs Basque Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish, Munster Irish. Basque dialects include: Navarro-Lapurdian , Souletin. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Irish and Basque Speaking population
Irish and Basque speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Basque languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Basque Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Basque language is 0.12 %. 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 Basque on Irish vs Basque where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Irish and Basque Language Codes
Irish and Basque language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Irish and Basque Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.