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Irish vs Ilocano


Ilocano vs Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ireland  
Philippines  

Second Language
Ireland  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
United Kingdom  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge  
Commission on the Filipino Language  

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.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18  
1
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
13  
3
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Ilokano Braille, Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit  
Kablaaw  

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat  
Agyamanak  

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?  
Kumusta?  

Good Night
Oíche mhaith  
Naimbag a rabii  

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit  
Naimbag a sardam  

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit  
Naimbag a malem  

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin  
Naimbag a bigat  

Please
le do thoil  
mangngegda  

Sorry
Tá brón orm  
Agpakawanak  

Bye
Slán  
Pakada  

I Love You
Is breá liom thú  
Ayayatenka  

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal  
Maawan-dayawen  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Balangao  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
21,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Bontoc  

Where They Speak
Munster  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
41,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
Not present  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
2  
2

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
0.14 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
9.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
99+
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  
ilokano  

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  
Ilokano, Iloko  

French Name
irlandais moyen  
ilocano  

German Name
Mittelirisch  
Ilokano-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  
[iːloˈkɑno]  

Ethnicity
Irish people  
Ilocano people  

History

Origin
c. 750  
18th 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  
Modern Ilocano  

Language Position
25  
23
94  
99+

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Ilocano Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ga  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle  
ilo  

ISO 639 2/B
gle  
ilo  

ISO 639 3
gle  
ilo  

ISO 639 6
gle  
ilo  

Glottocode
iris1253  
ilok1237  

Linguasphere
50-AAA  
31-CBA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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Irish and Ilocano Language History

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

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

Irish vs Ilocano Difficulty

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

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