Countries
Countries
European Union, Ireland
Galicia
Total No. Of Countries
21
0
46
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National Language
Ireland
Galicia
Second Language
Ireland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
United Kingdom
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
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.
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
Similar To
Not Available
Portuguese Language
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Alphabets
1823
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
57
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1319
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
5NA
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
36 weeksNA
3
88
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Greetings
Hello
Dia dhuit
Ola
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
Grazas
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
Que tal estás?
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
Boas noites
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
Boa tarde
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
Boa tarde
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Bos días
Please
le do thoil
Por favor
Sorry
Tá brón orm
Síntoo!
Bye
Slán
Adeus
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
Ámote
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
Perdoe!
Dialects
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Eastern Galician
Where They Speak
Connacht
East Galicia
How Many People Speak
NANA
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Central Galician
Where They Speak
Munster
Central Galicia
How Many People Speak
NANA
700
80000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Western Galician
Where They Speak
Ulster
West Galicia
How Many People Speak
NANA
1400
96000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
43
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
1.79 million2.40 million
0.13
1200
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Speaking Population
NANA
0.11
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
0.14 million2.40 million
0.13
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
1.65 millionNA
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Galego
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
Galego, Gallego
French Name
irlandais moyen
galicien
German Name
Mittelirisch
Galicisch
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
[ɡaˈleɣo]
Ethnicity
Irish people
Not Available
History
Origin
c. 750
c. 1175
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Celtic
Not Available
Branch
Goidelic
Not Available
Language Forms
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Galician
Language Position
NANA
1
120
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Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
Code
ISO 639 1
ga
gl
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
gle
glg
ISO 639 2/B
gle
glg
ISO 639 3
gle
glg
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
iris1253
gali1258
Linguasphere
50-AAA
51-AAA-ab
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available