Countries
European Union, Ireland
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Total No. Of Countries
26
0
46
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National Language
Ireland
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
Ireland
Spain
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
United Kingdom
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Derived From
-
Latin
Alphabets in
Alphabets
1827
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
55
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1323
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
55
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks24 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Dia dhuit
Hola
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
Gràcies
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
Com estàs?
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
Bona nit
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
Bona nit
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
Bona tarda
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Bon dia
Please
le do thoil
Sisplau
Sorry
Tá brón orm
Perdó!
Bye
Slán
Adéu
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
T'estimo
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
Dispensi!
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Caló
Where They Speak
Connacht
France, Portugal, Spain
How Many People Speak
100,000.00440,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Valencian
Where They Speak
Munster
Spain
How Many People Speak
150,000.002,400,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Ribagorçan
Where They Speak
Ulster
Spain
How Many People Speak
140,000.004,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
48
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
1.79 million9.20 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.03 %0.12 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
0.14 million4.10 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
1.65 million5.10 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
català
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
irlandais moyen
catalan; valencien
German Name
Mittelirisch
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Irish people
Catalan people
Origin
c. 750
c. 1028
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Celtic
Romance
Branch
Goidelic
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Old Catalan
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Language Position
2532
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Signed Catalan
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ga
ca
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
gle
cat
ISO 639 2/B
gle
cat
ISO 639 3
gle
cat
ISO 639 6
gle
cat
Glottocode
iris1253
stan1289
Linguasphere
50-AAA
51-AAA-e
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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