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Irish vs Belarusian


Belarusian vs Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
Belarus, Poland  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
Ireland  
Belarus, Gambia  

Second Language
Ireland  
Poland  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
United Kingdom  
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine  

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge  
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee  

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.
  
  • Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
  • Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
  

Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  
Russian and Ukrainian  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18  
1
48  
28

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
13  
3
39  
28

Scripts
Latin  
Cyrillic  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit  
dobry dzień  

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat  
Dziakuj  

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?  
Jak vy ?  

Good Night
Oíche mhaith  
Dabranač  

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit  
Dobry viečar  

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit  
dobry dzień  

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin  
Dobraj ranicy  

Please
le do thoil  
Kali laska  

Sorry
Tá brón orm  
Vybačajcie  

Bye
Slán  
da pabačennia  

I Love You
Is breá liom thú  
JA liubliu ciabie  

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal  
Vybačajcie  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
North-Eastern Belarusian  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
North-East Belarus  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
South-Western Belarusian  

Where They Speak
Munster  
South-West Belarus  

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

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Middle Belarusian  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
Middle Belarus  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
99+
5.89 million  
99+

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)  

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian  

French Name
irlandais moyen  
biélorusse  

German Name
Mittelirisch  
Weißrussisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  
[bʲɛlaˈruskʲi]  

Ethnicity
Irish people  
Belarusians  

History

Origin
c. 750  
18th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
Slavic  

Branch
Goidelic  
Eastern  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  
Belarusian  

Language Position
25  
23
79  
99+

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Belarusian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ga  
be  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle  
bel  

ISO 639 2/B
gle  
bel  

ISO 639 3
gle  
bel  

ISO 639 6
gle  
bel  

Glottocode
iris1253  
bela1254  

Linguasphere
50-AAA  
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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Irish and Belarusian Language History

Comparison of Irish vs Belarusian language history gives us differences between origin of Irish and Belarusian language. History of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750 whereas history of Belarusian language states that this language originated in 18th century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Irish and Belarusian Language History.

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Irish and Belarusian Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Irish and Belarusian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Irish and Belarusian language. Irish word for "Hello" is Dia dhuit or Belarusian word for "Thank You" is Dziakuj. Find more of such common Irish Greetings and Belarusian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Irish vs Belarusian Difficulty

The Irish vs Belarusian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish Alphabets and Belarusian Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Irish and Belarusian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Belarusian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Belarusian time required is 44 weeks.

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