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Romanian and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
European Union, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Transnistria, Ukraine  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
6  
9

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

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

Alphabets
18  
1
31  
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
13  
3
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

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  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Aromanian  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
250,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Megleno-Romanian  

Where They Speak
Munster  
Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Istro-Romanian  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
Croatia  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
1,400.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
10  
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.79 million  
99+
28.00 million  
38

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
0.37 %  
37

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
24.00 million  
33

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
99+
4.00 million  
99+

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  

History

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
25  
23
36  
33

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Romanian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

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  

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

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Irish and Romanian Speaking population

Irish and Romanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Romanian languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Romanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Romanian language is 0.37 %. 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 Romanian on Irish vs Romanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Irish and Romanian Language Codes

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

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