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Irish and Meithei


Meithei and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
India, Manipur  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

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  
-  

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
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18  
1
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
13  
3
15  
5

Scripts
Latin  
Bengali  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

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  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Loi  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
Burma, Laos  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Pangal  

Where They Speak
Munster  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
273,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Meithei proper  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
1,250,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.79 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
99+
1.50 million  
99+

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  

History

Origin
c. 750  
1700  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Sino-Tibetan Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
Tibeto-Burman  

Branch
Goidelic  
-  

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
25  
23
38  
35

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Meithei Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

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  
-  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Irish and Meithei Speaking population

Irish and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 %. 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 Meithei on Irish vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Irish and Meithei Language Codes

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

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