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Irish and Konkani


Konkani and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ireland  
India  

Second Language
Ireland  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
United Kingdom  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge  
Govenment of Goa  

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.
  
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  

Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  
Marathi  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18  
1
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
16  
13

How Many Consonants
13  
3
36  
26

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit  
Namaskar  

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat  
Dev Borem Korum  

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?  
kaso assa?  

Good Night
Oíche mhaith  
Rati Boren Zavonn  

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit  
Sanj Borem Zavonn  

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit  
संध्याकाळ शुभेच्छा  

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin  
Dis Borem Zavonn  

Please
le do thoil  
Chike  

Sorry
Tá brón orm  
Maf kor  

Bye
Slán  
Adeus  

I Love You
Is breá liom thú  
hav tujo mog korta.  

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal  
upkar korxi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Antruz  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
Goa  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
2,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Munster  
-  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
2,700,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
-  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
7.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
1  
1

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.79 million  
99+
7.40 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
7.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
99+
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  
Kōṅkaṇī  

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese  

French Name
irlandais moyen  
konkani  

German Name
Mittelirisch  
Konkani  

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  
kõkɳi  

Ethnicity
Irish people  
Konkanis  

History

Origin
c. 750  
1209 A.D.  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
-  

Branch
Goidelic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  
Kokani  

Language Position
25  
23
23  
21

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual, Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ga  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle  
kok  

ISO 639 2/B
gle  
kok  

ISO 639 3
gle  
kok  

ISO 639 6
gle  
kok  

Glottocode
iris1253  
goan1235  

Linguasphere
50-AAA  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Irish and Konkani Speaking population

Irish and Konkani speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Konkani languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Konkani Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 %. 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 Konkani on Irish vs Konkani where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Irish and Konkani Language Codes

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

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