Countries
European Union, Ireland
New Zealand
Total No. Of Countries
21
0
46
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National Language
Ireland
New Zealand
Second Language
Ireland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Australia, Oceania
Minority Language
United Kingdom
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
Māori Language Commission
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.
- "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
- The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Tahitian Language
Derived From
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-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
1820
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
55
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1310
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
52
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks24 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
Dia dhuit
Hello
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
Mauruuru koutou
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
E pēhea ana koe ?
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
Night pai
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
pai ahiahi
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
Afternoon pai
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Morning pai
Please
le do thoil
Tēnā
Sorry
Tá brón orm
Aroha mai
Bye
Slán
poroporoaki
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
tukua ahau
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
South Island Māori
Where They Speak
Connacht
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
100,000.00150,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Western North Island Maori
Where They Speak
Munster
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
150,000.00150,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Eastern North Island Maori
Where They Speak
Ulster
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
140,000.00150,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
43
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
1.79 million0.18 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.03 %0.01 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
0.14 million0.18 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
1.65 million0.10 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
te Reo Māori
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
New Zealand Maori
French Name
irlandais moyen
maori
German Name
Mittelirisch
Maori-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
[ˈmaɔɾi]
Ethnicity
Irish people
Māori people
Origin
c. 750
1814
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Celtic
Polynesian
Branch
Goidelic
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Language Forms
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
No early forms
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Maori
Language Position
2526
1
120
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Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Maori Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ga
mi
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
gle
mri
ISO 639 2/B
gle
mao
ISO 639 3
gle
mri
ISO 639 6
gle
mri
Glottocode
iris1253
maor1246
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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