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Italian and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
7  
8

National Language
Ireland  
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City  

Second Language
Ireland  
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Europe  

Minority Language
United Kingdom  
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia  

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge  
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)  

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.
  
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  

Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  
French and Portuguese Languages  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
18  
1
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
13  
3
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit  
ciao  

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat  
grazie  

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?  
Come stai?  

Good Night
Oíche mhaith  
buonanotte  

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit  
buonasera  

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit  
buon pomeriggio  

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin  
buongiorno  

Please
le do thoil  
Per Favore  

Sorry
Tá brón orm  
scusate  

Bye
Slán  
arrivederci  

I Love You
Is breá liom thú  
Ti amo  

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal  
Scusami  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Romanesco  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
Lazio  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Central Italian  

Where They Speak
Munster  
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Tuscan  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
69,000,000.00  
11

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
15  
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.79 million  
99+
78.00 million  
21

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
0.90 %  
23

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
64.00 million  
18

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
99+
14.00 million  
36

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  
Italiano  

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  
Italiano  

French Name
irlandais moyen  
italien  

German Name
Mittelirisch  
Italienisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  
[itaˈljaːno]  

Ethnicity
Irish people  
Italians  

History

Origin
c. 750  
960 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
Romance  

Branch
Goidelic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  
Italian  

Language Position
25  
23
27  
25

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ga  
it  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle  
ita  

ISO 639 2/B
gle  
ita  

ISO 639 3
gle  
ita  

ISO 639 6
gle  
itas  

Glottocode
iris1253  
ital1282  

Linguasphere
50-AAA  
51-AAA-q  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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All Irish and Italian 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 Italian dialects. Various dialects of Irish and Italian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Irish are spoken in different Irish Speaking Countries whereas Italian Dialects are spoken in different Italian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Irish vs Italian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish, Munster Irish. Italian dialects include: Romanesco , Central Italian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Irish and Italian Speaking population

Irish and Italian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Italian languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Italian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 %. 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 Italian on Irish vs Italian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Irish and Italian Language Codes

Irish and Italian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Irish and Italian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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