Countries
European Union, Ireland
European Union, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Transnistria, Ukraine
Total No. Of Countries
26
0
46
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National Language
Ireland
Moldova, Romania
Second Language
Ireland
Kazakhstan, Russia
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
United Kingdom
Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
Academia de Ştiinţe a Moldovei, Institutul de Lingvisticǎ al Academiei Române (Institute for Li
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.
- Romanian language has distinct type of grammar and phonology compared to other Romance languages.
- The earliest text of Romance language was found in the year 1521.
Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Italian Languages.
Derived From
-
Latin
Alphabets in
Alphabets
1831
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
57
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1320
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
56
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks24 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Dia dhuit
alo
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
multumesc
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
ce mai faci?
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
noapte Buna
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
buna Seara
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
buna Ziua
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
bună Dimineața
Please
le do thoil
Vă Rog
Sorry
Tá brón orm
scuze
Bye
Slán
La revedere
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
Te iubesc
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
Scuza-Ma
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Aromanian
Where They Speak
Connacht
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey
How Many People Speak
100,000.00250,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Megleno-Romanian
Where They Speak
Munster
Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Turkey
How Many People Speak
150,000.005,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Istro-Romanian
Where They Speak
Ulster
Croatia
How Many People Speak
140,000.001,400.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
410
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
1.79 million28.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.03 %0.37 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
0.14 million24.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
1.65 million4.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Română
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
Daco-Rumanian, Moldavian, Rumanian
French Name
irlandais moyen
roumain; moldave
German Name
Mittelirisch
Rumänisch
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
[roˈmɨnə]
Ethnicity
Irish people
Romanians
Origin
c. 750
1521
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Celtic
-
Branch
Goidelic
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Proto-Romanian
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Romanian
Language Position
2536
1
120
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Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Romanian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ga
ro
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
gle
ron
ISO 639 2/B
gle
rum
ISO 639 3
gle
ron
ISO 639 6
gle
ron
Glottocode
iris1253
roma1327
Linguasphere
50-AAA
51-AAD-c
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
-
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Synthetic