Countries
European Union, Ireland
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
National Language
Ireland
North Korea, South Korea
Second Language
Ireland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
United Kingdom
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
The National Institute of the Korean Language
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.
- Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
- Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Chinese and Japanese languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
Dia dhuit
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
Please
le do thoil
하십시오 (hasibsio)
Sorry
Tá brón orm
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Jeju
Where They Speak
Connacht
South Korea
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Gyeongsang
Where They Speak
Munster
South Korea
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Hamgyŏng
Where They Speak
Ulster
China, North Korea
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
한국어 (조선말)
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
French Name
irlandais moyen
coréen
German Name
Mittelirisch
Koreanisch
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
[hangukmal]
Ethnicity
Irish people
Koreans
Origin
c. 750
Before 1st century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Koreanic Family
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Korean Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
iris1253
kore1280
Linguasphere
50-AAA
45-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Agglutinative
All Irish and Korean 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 Korean dialects. Various dialects of Irish and Korean language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Irish are spoken in different Irish Speaking Countries whereas Korean Dialects are spoken in different Korean speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Irish vs Korean Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish, Munster Irish. Korean dialects include: Jeju , Gyeongsang. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Irish and Korean Speaking population
Irish and Korean speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Korean languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Korean Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Korean language is 1.14 %. 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 Korean on Irish vs Korean where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Irish and Korean Language Codes
Irish and Korean language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Irish and Korean Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.