Countries
European Union, Ireland
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
National Language
Ireland
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Second Language
Ireland
Roman Empire
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
United Kingdom
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
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.
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Armenian
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Dia dhuit
γεια σας (geia sas)
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Please
le do thoil
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Sorry
Tá brón orm
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Cappadocian Greek
Where They Speak
Connacht
Greece
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Griko
Where They Speak
Munster
Italy
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Mariupol
Where They Speak
Ulster
Ukraine
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
ελληνικά
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
French Name
irlandais moyen
grec moderne (après 1453)
German Name
Mittelirisch
Neugriechisch
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
[eliniˈka]
Ethnicity
Irish people
Greeks or Hellenes
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Modern Greek
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Greek Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
iris1253
gree1276
Linguasphere
50-AAA
56-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional, Synthetic
All Irish and Greek 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 Greek dialects. Various dialects of Irish and Greek language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Irish are spoken in different Irish Speaking Countries whereas Greek Dialects are spoken in different Greek speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Irish vs Greek Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish, Munster Irish. Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek , Griko. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Irish and Greek Speaking population
Irish and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Irish vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Irish and Greek Language Codes
Irish and Greek language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Irish and Greek Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.