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Irish and Dutch History


Dutch and Irish Language History


History

Origin
c. 750  
AD 450-500  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
Germanic  

Branch
Goidelic  
Western  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch  

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  
Standard Dutch  

Language Position
25  
23
48  
99+

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

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Early forms of Irish and Dutch

The Early forms of Irish and Dutch explains the evolution of Irish and Dutch languages which is under Irish and Dutch history. The early forms give us the early stages of the language. By studying Irish and Dutch history we will understand how the Irish and Dutch languages were evolved and modified according to time.

  • Early forms of Irish: Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish.
  • Early forms of Dutch: Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch.
  • Standard forms of Irish: An Caighdeán Oifigiúil.
  • Standard forms of Dutch: Standard Dutch.
  • Signed forms of Irish: Irish Sign Language
  • Signed forms of Dutch: Irish Sign Language

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Irish and Dutch Language Family

In Irish and Dutch history, you will get to know about Irish and Dutch language family. Go through all languages which belong to Afro-Asiatic Languages and Niger-Congo Languages and explore more about them. A language family is defined as group of languages that are derived from common ancestors. Irish is a part of Indo-European Family while Dutch is a part of Indo-European Family. The subgroup and branch of Irish is Celtic and Goidelic resp. The subgroup and branch of Dutch is Germanic and Western resp. Language families are subdivided into smaller units. Scripts used by these languages also depend upon their family. Check out the scripts used in Irish and Dutch language on Irish vs Dutch alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

Irish vs Dutch Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out Irish vs Dutch language rank. Irish and Dutch history gives you Irish and Dutch language rank. The Irish language rank is 25. And Dutch language rank is 48. The language which is at the higher position has maximum number of native speakers. If you want to know the number of native speakers then go to Irish vs Dutch.

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