Countries
European Union, Ireland
Philippines
Total No. Of Countries
21
0
46
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National Language
Ireland
Philippines
Second Language
Ireland
Philippines
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
United Kingdom
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
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.
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Hiligaynon Language
Derived From
-
Island of Cebu
Alphabets in
Alphabets
1821
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
55
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1316
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
52
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks3 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Dia dhuit
Hoy
Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
Salamat
How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
Kumusta man ka?
Good Night
Oíche mhaith
Maayong Gabii
Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
Maayong Gabii
Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
Maayong Hapon
Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Maayong Buntag
Please
le do thoil
Palihug
Sorry
Tá brón orm
Ikasubo ko
Bye
Slán
Babay
I Love You
Is breá liom thú
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
Ekskyus mi
Dialect 1
Connacht Irish
Boholano
Where They Speak
Connacht
Bohol
How Many People Speak
100,000.0021,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Southern Kana
Where They Speak
Munster
southern Leyte
How Many People Speak
150,000.0021,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
North Kana
Where They Speak
Ulster
northern part of Leyte
How Many People Speak
140,000.0020,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
44
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
1.79 million20.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.03 %0.32 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
0.14 million21.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
1.65 million14.50 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Visayan
Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
French Name
irlandais moyen
cebuano
German Name
Mittelirisch
Cebuano
Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
[sɛbuˈɑno]
Ethnicity
Irish people
Cebuano people
Origin
c. 750
16th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Celtic
-
Branch
Goidelic
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
No early forms
Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Standard Cebuano
Language Position
2562
1
120
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Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Cebuano Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ga
No data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
gle
ceb
ISO 639 2/B
gle
ceb
ISO 639 3
gle
ceb
ISO 639 6
gle
ceb
Glottocode
iris1253
cebu1242
Linguasphere
50-AAA
No data Available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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