Irish and Norwegian
Countries
European Union, Ireland
Norway
National Language
Ireland
Norway
Second Language
Ireland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe, South America
Minority Language
United Kingdom
Nynorsk
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
Norwegian Language Council
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.
- Bergen is one of the Norwegian dialect which has only two genders: common and neuter.
- Since Norwegian language uses pitch accents, it has musical quality and are sometimes employed to distinguish the meanings of homonyms.
Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Swedish and Danish Languages
Alphabets in
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Norwegian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
takk
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
hvordan har du det?
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
god natt
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
god kveld
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
god ettermiddag
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
god morgen
Please
le do thoil
Vær så snill
Sorry
Tá brón orm
unnskyld
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
Jeg Elsker Deg
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
unnskyld meg
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Jamtlandic
Where They Speak
Connacht
Jamtland,Harjedalen
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Sognamål
Where They Speak
Munster
Sogn
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Hallingmål-Valdris
Where They Speak
Ulster
Hallingdal, Valdres
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Norsk
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
Norsk
French Name
irlandais moyen
norvégien nynorsk; nynorsk, norvégien
German Name
Mittelirisch
Nynorsk
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
[nɔʂk] (Eastern Norwegian)
[nɔʁsk] (Western Norwegian)
Ethnicity
Irish people
Norwegians
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
Goidelic
Northern (Scandinavian)
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Old Norse language, Old Norwegian, Middle Norwegian, Modern Norwegian
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Nynorsk, Bokmål
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Signed Norwegian
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
iris1253
norw1258
Linguasphere
50-AAA
52-AAA-ba to -be; 52-AAA-cf to -cg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
All Irish and Norwegian 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 Norwegian dialects. Various dialects of Irish and Norwegian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Irish are spoken in different Irish Speaking Countries whereas Norwegian Dialects are spoken in different Norwegian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Irish vs Norwegian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish, Munster Irish. Norwegian dialects include: Jamtlandic , Sognamål. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Irish and Norwegian Speaking population
Irish and Norwegian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Norwegian languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Norwegian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Norwegian language is 0.07 %. 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 Norwegian on Irish vs Norwegian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Irish and Norwegian Language Codes
Irish and Norwegian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Irish and Norwegian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.