Countries
European Union, Ireland
Nigeria
Total No. Of Countries
21
0
46
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National Language
Ireland
Gambia, Nigeria
Second Language
Ireland
Nigeria
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
United Kingdom
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
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.
- Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
- There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Yoruba and Igbo Languages
Derived From
-
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
1844
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
512
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1332
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn
Language Levels
55
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Dia dhuit
sannu
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
gode ku
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
yaya dai
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
mai kyau dare
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
barka da yamma
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
barka da rana
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
mai kyau safe
Please
le do thoil
Don Allah
Sorry
Tá brón orm
yi hakuri
Bye
Slán
sai anjima
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
Ina son ku
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
gafara dai
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Gaananci
Where They Speak
Connacht
Ghana
How Many People Speak
100,000.0050,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Kurhwayanci
Where They Speak
Munster
Niger
How Many People Speak
150,000.00150,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Daragaram
Where They Speak
Ulster
Niger
How Many People Speak
140,000.0050.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
420
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
1.79 million50.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.03 %0.52 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
0.14 million35.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
1.65 million15.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
French Name
irlandais moyen
haoussa
German Name
Mittelirisch
Haussa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
[hàʊsà]
Ethnicity
Irish people
Hausa–Fulani people
Origin
c. 750
14
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Celtic
Chadic
Branch
Goidelic
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Language Forms
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
No early forms
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Hausa
Language Position
2534
1
120
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Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Signed Hausa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ga
ha
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
gle
hau
ISO 639 2/B
gle
hau
ISO 639 3
gle
hau
ISO 639 6
gle
hau
Glottocode
iris1253
haus1257
Linguasphere
50-AAA
19-HAA-b
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional