Countries
European Union, Ireland
Ethiopia, Kenya
Total No. Of Countries
22
0
46
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National Language
Ireland
Ethiopia
Second Language
Ireland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
United Kingdom
Somalia
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.
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Somali Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
1834
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
510
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1324
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn
Language Levels
55
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Dia dhuit
akkam
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
Galatoomi
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
Nagayattii buli
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
Akkam waarite
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
Attam oolte / ooltan
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Attam bulte/bultan
Please
le do thoil
Maaloo
Sorry
Tá brón orm
naa dhiisi
Bye
Slán
Nagayattii!
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
Sin jaaladha
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
Maaloo na dabarsi
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Borana
Where They Speak
Connacht
Ethiopia, Kenya
How Many People Speak
100,000.004,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Orma
Where They Speak
Munster
Kenya
How Many People Speak
150,000.0066,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Wata
Where They Speak
Ulster
Kenya
How Many People Speak
140,000.0013,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
417
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
1.79 million25.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.03 %0.36 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
0.14 million24.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
1.65 million35.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Afaan Oromo
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
Afaan Oromoo
French Name
irlandais moyen
galla
German Name
Mittelirisch
Galla-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
[ɔrɔmɔ]
Ethnicity
Irish people
Oromos
Origin
c. 750
16
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Celtic
Cushitic
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
Afaan Oromo
Language Position
2591
1
120
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Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Oromo Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
ga
om
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
gle
orm
ISO 639 2/B
gle
orm
ISO 639 3
gle
orm
ISO 639 6
gle
orm
Glottocode
iris1253
nucl1736
Linguasphere
50-AAA
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
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Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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