Countries
European Union, Ireland
India, Manipur
Total No. Of Countries
21
0
46
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National Language
Ireland
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Second Language
Ireland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
United Kingdom
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
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.
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
-
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
1827
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
56
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1315
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Bengali
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn
Language Levels
53
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Dia dhuit
Khurumjari
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
মানিপুরি
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Nongale haugatl
Please
le do thoil
Chanbiduna
Sorry
Tá brón orm
Saobiganu
Bye
Slán
Chatcharage
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
দুঃখিত
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Loi
Where They Speak
Connacht
Burma, Laos
How Many People Speak
100,000.005,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Pangal
Where They Speak
Munster
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
150,000.00273,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Ulster
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
How Many People Speak
140,000.001,250,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
46
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
1.79 million1.50 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.03 %0.01 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
0.14 million1.50 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
1.65 million1.50 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
irlandais moyen
Meithei
German Name
Mittelirisch
Meithei
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
Ethnicity
Irish people
Meithei people
Origin
c. 750
1700
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Celtic
Tibeto-Burman
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
Standard Meithei
Language Position
2538
1
120
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Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Meithei Sign Language
Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 1
ga
No data available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
gle
mni
ISO 639 2/B
gle
mni
ISO 639 3
gle
mni
ISO 639 6
gle
mni
Glottocode
iris1253
mani1292
Linguasphere
50-AAA
omp
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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