Countries
European Union, Ireland
Iraq, Kurdistan
Total No. Of Countries
22
0
46
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National Language
Ireland
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Second Language
Ireland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Middle East
Minority Language
United Kingdom
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Farsi Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
1833
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
58
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1329
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
54
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks4 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Dia dhuit
Silaw
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
Sipas
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
Şev xweş
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Bayanit bash
Please
le do thoil
Bê zehmet
Sorry
Tá brón orm
Bibûre
Bye
Slán
Be xêr çî
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Connacht
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
How Many People Speak
100,000.0020,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
Munster
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
How Many People Speak
150,000.005,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Ulster
Eastern Iraq
How Many People Speak
140,000.003,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
43
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
1.79 million28.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.03 %0.31 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
0.14 million21.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
1.65 million20.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
Kurdî, کوردی
French Name
irlandais moyen
kurde
German Name
Mittelirisch
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
[kʊɾdɪʃ]
Ethnicity
Irish people
Kurds
Origin
c. 750
16th century CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Celtic
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Goidelic
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Language Forms
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Kurdish
Language Position
2514
1
120
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Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Kurdish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
ga
ku
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
gle
kur
ISO 639 2/B
gle
kur
ISO 639 3
gle
kur
ISO 639 6
gle
kur
Glottocode
iris1253
kurd1259
Linguasphere
50-AAA
58-AAA-a
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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