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Swedish and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
4  
11

National Language
Ireland  
Sweden  

Second Language
Ireland  
Finland  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Antartica, Europe  

Minority Language
United Kingdom  
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge  
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish 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.
  
  • In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
  • Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  

Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  
Norwegian and Danish Language  

Derived From
-  
Old Norse Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
18  
1
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
9  
6

How Many Consonants
13  
3
18  
8

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  
hej  

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat  
tacka dig  

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?  
hur mår du  

Good Night
Oíche mhaith  
godnatt  

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit  
god kväll  

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit  
god eftermiddag  

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin  
god morgon  

Please
le do thoil  
vänligen  

Sorry
Tá brón orm  
ledsen  

Bye
Slán  
hej då  

I Love You
Is breá liom thú  
jag älskar dig  

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal  
ursäkta mig  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Dialects  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
Gabon  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
78,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Dialects  

Where They Speak
Munster  
Georgia  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
78,000,000.00  
7

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Dialects  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
France  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
96,000,000.00  
5

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
79  
33

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
8.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
99+
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  
Svenska  

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  
Ruotsi, Svenska  

French Name
irlandais moyen  
suédois  

German Name
Mittelirisch  
Schwedisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]  

Ethnicity
Irish people  
Swedes, Finland Swedes  

History

Origin
c. 750  
13th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
Germanic  

Branch
Goidelic  
Northern (Scandinavian)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  
Old Swedish  

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  
Standard Swedish  

Language Position
25  
23
89  
99+

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ga  
sv  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle  
swe  

ISO 639 2/B
gle  
swe  

ISO 639 3
gle  
swe  

ISO 639 6
gle  
swe  

Glottocode
iris1253  
swed1254  

Linguasphere
50-AAA  
52-AAA-ck to -cw  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Irish and Swedish Speaking population

Irish and Swedish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Irish and Swedish languages can be compared. The total count of Irish and Swedish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swedish language is 0.13 %. 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 Swedish on Irish vs Swedish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Irish and Swedish Language Codes

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

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