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Irish Language



Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland

Total No. Of Countries
2 13

National Language
Ireland

Second Language
Ireland

Speaking Continents
Europe

Minority Language
United Kingdom

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge

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.

Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages

Derived From
-

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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Alphabets
18 1

Phonology

How Many Vowels
5 2

How Many Consonants
13 3

Scripts
Latin

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels
5 4

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks 13

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?

Good Night
Oíche mhaith

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin

Please
le do thoil

Sorry
Tá brón orm

Bye
Slán

I Love You
Is breá liom thú

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish

Where They Speak
Connacht

How Many People Speak
100,000.00 79

Dialect 2
Munster Irish

Where They Speak
Munster

How Many People Speak
150,000.00 77

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish

Where They Speak
Ulster

How Many People Speak
140,000.00 64

Total No. Of Dialects
4 4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.79 million 81

Speaking Population
0.03 % 60

Native Speakers
0.14 million 88

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million 58

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish

French Name
irlandais moyen

German Name
Mittelirisch

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]

Ethnicity
Irish people

History

Origin
c. 750

Language Family
Indo-European Family

Subgroup
Celtic

Branch
Goidelic

Language Forms

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

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil

Language Position
25 23

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language

Scope
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1
ga

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T
gle

ISO 639 2/B
gle

ISO 639 3
gle

ISO 639 6
gle

Glottocode
iris1253

Linguasphere
50-AAA

Types of Language

Language Type
Living

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional

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Origin of Irish language

In order to communicate with each other, the origin of language was the essential part. Various languages are spoken all over the world. Irish language is one of the Most Difficult Languages. The origin of Irish language states that it was put to use in c. 750. The history of Irish language reveals that the language is old and used since many years. Check out in brief about Irish Language History.The evolution of Irish language began with early forms such as Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish. An Caighdeán Oifigiúil is the standard form of Irish language and it is used in government centers. Know all About Irish Language.

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Irish population

Irish population gives us the total count of number of people speaking Irish language. Irish language is spoken by 1.79 million people in the world. Most of the Irish population lies in the Irish Speaking Countries. Irish language is spoken as first language by 0.14 million people and as second language by about 1.65 million people. Get to know Irish speaking population in detail.

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Irish writing system

There are numerous writing systems but most widely used scripts are Latin, Cyrillic and Arabic. Irish writing system decides the alphabets, vowels and consonants i.e. the written form of Irish language. Some languages share common writing systems. Latin script is used by Irish language. Learn more about . 

Information about Irish language

Check out all the information about Irish language here. You may find it interesting to learn Irish Alphabets or the vowels and consonants of this language. Also knowing about Irish Speaking Countries, Irish speaking continents and Irish Dialects will help in improving your knowledge about this language. Also while travelling to Irish countries knowing common Irish Greetings will help you in communicating with Irish people.

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