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Irish vs Filipino


Filipino vs Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

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  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  

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.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  
Tagalog Language  

Derived From
-  
Spanish Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18  
1
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
13  
3
23  
13

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit  
Kumusta  

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat  
Salamat  

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?  
Kumusta  

Good Night
Oíche mhaith  
magandang gabi  

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit  
Magandang gabi  

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit  
Magandang hapon  

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin  
Magandang umaga  

Please
le do thoil  
Mangyaring  

Sorry
Tá brón orm  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
Slán  
Paalam  

I Love You
Is breá liom thú  
Mahal kita  

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal  
patawarin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Bikol  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
Philippines  

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

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Hiligaynon  

Where They Speak
Munster  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
8,200,000.00  
39

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Waray  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
2,600,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.79 million  
99+
90.00 million  
17

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
1.74 %  
11

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
45.00 million  
23

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
99+
45.00 million  
19

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  
filipino  

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  
Pilipino  

French Name
irlandais moyen  
filipino; pilipino  

German Name
Mittelirisch  
Pilipino  

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  

Ethnicity
Irish people  
Filipino people  

History

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  
Filipino  

Language Position
25  
23
34  
32

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Filipino Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ga  
No Data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle  
fil  

ISO 639 2/B
gle  
fil  

ISO 639 3
gle  
fil  

ISO 639 6
gle  
fil  

Glottocode
iris1253  
fili1244  

Linguasphere
50-AAA  
No Data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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Irish and Filipino Language History

Comparison of Irish vs Filipino language history gives us differences between origin of Irish and Filipino language. History of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750 whereas history of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th 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 Filipino Language History.

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Irish and Filipino 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 Filipino greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Irish and Filipino language. Irish word for "Hello" is Dia dhuit or Filipino word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Irish Greetings and Filipino Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Irish vs Filipino Difficulty

The Irish vs Filipino difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish Alphabets and Filipino 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 Filipino are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Filipino, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Filipino time required is 44 weeks.

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