Countries
European Union, Ireland
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
National Language
Ireland
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Second Language
Ireland
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Minority Language
United Kingdom
South Africa
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
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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.
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
Thank you
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
How are you?
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
Good Night
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Evening
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Afternoon
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Good Morning
Please
le do thoil
Please
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
I love you
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
Excuse Me
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
American English
Where They Speak
Connacht
United States of America
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Hiberno-English
Where They Speak
Munster
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Welsh English
Where They Speak
Ulster
United Kingdom
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
English
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
English
French Name
irlandais moyen
anglais
German Name
Mittelirisch
Englisch
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Ethnicity
Irish people
English people
Origin
c. 750
5th Century AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Standard English
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Signed English
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
iris1253
stan1293
Linguasphere
50-AAA
52-ABA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Irish and English Speaking population
Irish and English speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and English languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and English Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 % whereas the percentage of people speaking English language is 5.43 %. 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 English on Irish vs English where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Irish and English Language Codes
Irish and English language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Irish and English Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.