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Irish and Maithili


Maithili and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
India, Nepal  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
Ireland  
India, Nepal  

Second Language
Ireland  
Nepal  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
United Kingdom  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge  
-  

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.
  
  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.
  

Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  
Bhojpuri Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18  
1
47  
27

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
8  
5

How Many Consonants
13  
3
22  
12

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit  
pranam  

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat  
dhanyabad  

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?  
Aahan kehan chhi ?  

Good Night
Oíche mhaith  
Śubharātri  

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit  
shubh sandhya  

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit  
dopahar ke bad namaskar  

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin  
Suprabhaat  

Please
le do thoil  
kripaya  

Sorry
Tá brón orm  
maf karai  

Bye
Slán  
Alavidā  

I Love You
Is breá liom thú  
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi  

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal  
kripaya  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Tharuwat  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
Nepal  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
35,000,000.00  
21

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Madhubani  

Where They Speak
Munster  
North India  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
35,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Khortha  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
Deoghar, France  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
35,000,000.00  
17

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
15  
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.79 million  
99+
32.00 million  
35

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
0.41 %  
35

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
27.00 million  
30

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
99+
2.80 million  
99+

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)  

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia  

French Name
irlandais moyen  
maithili  

German Name
Mittelirisch  
Maithili  

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  
[ˈmaitʰili]  

Ethnicity
Irish people  
Maithil  

History

Origin
c. 750  
14th century  

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  
Standard Maithili  

Language Position
25  
23
40  
37

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Maithili Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ga  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle  
mai  

ISO 639 2/B
gle  
mai  

ISO 639 3
gle  
mai  

ISO 639 6
gle  
mai  

Glottocode
iris1253  
mait1250  

Linguasphere
50-AAA  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Irish and Maithili Speaking population

Irish and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 %. 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 Maithili on Irish vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Irish and Maithili Language Codes

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

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