Countries
European Union, Ireland
Madagascar
Total No. Of Countries
21
0
46
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National Language
Ireland
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
Ireland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
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.
- Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
- About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
1821
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
55
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1320
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn
Language Levels
53
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks30 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Dia dhuit
Salama!
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
Misaotra
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
Alina tsara
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Maraina tsara
Please
le do thoil
azafady
Sorry
Tá brón orm
Miala tsiny
Bye
Slán
Veloma!
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
Azafady
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Connacht
Merina
How Many People Speak
100,000.005,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
Munster
Sakalava
How Many People Speak
150,000.001,200,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Plateau Malagasy
Where They Speak
Ulster
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How Many People Speak
140,000.0020,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
42
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
1.79 million25.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.03 %0.28 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
0.14 million18.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
1.65 million18.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
irlandais moyen
malgache
German Name
Mittelirisch
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
Ethnicity
Irish people
Malagasy people
Origin
c. 750
1000 AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Celtic
Austronesian
Branch
Goidelic
Indonesian
Language Forms
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
No early forms
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
standard Malagasy
Language Position
2584
1
120
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Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Malagasy Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
ga
mg
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
gle
mlg
ISO 639 2/B
gle
mlg
ISO 639 3
gle
mlg
ISO 639 6
gle
mlg
Glottocode
iris1253
mala1537
Linguasphere
50-AAA
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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