Irish and Japanese
Countries
European Union, Ireland
Japan
National Language
Ireland
Japan
Second Language
Ireland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia, Pacific
Minority Language
United Kingdom
Palau
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Korean Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
Dia dhuit
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
ありがとう (Arigatō)
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
おはよう (Ohayō)
Please
le do thoil
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Sorry
Tá brón orm
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Bye
Slán
さようなら (Sayōnara)
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
すみません (Sumimasen)
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Sanuki
Where They Speak
Connacht
Kagawa
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Hakata
Where They Speak
Munster
Fukuoka
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Kansai
Where They Speak
Ulster
kansai
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
日本語
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
Nihongo
French Name
irlandais moyen
japonais
German Name
Mittelirisch
Japanisch
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
Irish people
Japanese (Yamato)
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Japonic Family
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Japanese
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Signed Japanese
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
iris1253
nucl1643
Linguasphere
50-AAA
45-CAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Agglutinative, Synthetic
All Irish and Japanese 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 Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Irish and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Irish are spoken in different Irish Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Irish vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish, Munster Irish. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Irish and Japanese Speaking population
Irish and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Irish vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Irish and Japanese Language Codes
Irish and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Irish and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.