Countries
European Union, Ireland
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
National Language
Ireland
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Second Language
Ireland
South Africa
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
United Kingdom
France, Germany, Indonesia
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
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.
- Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
- There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
Similar To
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German and English Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
dankjewel
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
hoe gaat het met je?
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
goede Nacht
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
goedenavond
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
goedemiddag
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
goedemorgen
Please
le do thoil
alsjeblieft
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
Ik hou van jou
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
pardon
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Gronings
Where They Speak
Connacht
Netherlands
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Low Saxon
Where They Speak
Munster
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Limburgian
Where They Speak
Ulster
Belgium, Netherlands
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Nederlands
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
Hollands, Nederlands
French Name
irlandais moyen
néerlandais; flamand
German Name
Mittelirisch
Niederländisch
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]
Ethnicity
Irish people
Dutch people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
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
Not Available
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Not Available
Glottocode
iris1253
mode1257
Linguasphere
50-AAA
52-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Historical
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Synthetic
All Irish and Dutch 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 Dutch dialects. Various dialects of Irish and Dutch language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Irish are spoken in different Irish Speaking Countries whereas Dutch Dialects are spoken in different Dutch speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Irish vs Dutch Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish, Munster Irish. Dutch dialects include: Gronings , Low Saxon. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Irish and Dutch Speaking population
Irish and Dutch speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Dutch languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Dutch Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Dutch language is 0.32 %. 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 Dutch on Irish vs Dutch where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Irish and Dutch Language Codes
Irish and Dutch language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Irish and Dutch Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.