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Irish vs Marathi


Marathi vs Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
4  
11

National Language
Ireland  
India  

Second Language
Ireland  
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
United Kingdom  
Israel, Mauritius  

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge  
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  

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.
  
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  
Konkani Language  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200  

Alphabets
18  
1
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
16  
13

How Many Consonants
13  
3
36  
26

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit  
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?  
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  

Good Night
Oíche mhaith  
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit  
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit  
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin  
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  

Please
le do thoil  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  

Sorry
Tá brón orm  
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  

Bye
Slán  
बाय (Bāya)  

I Love You
Is breá liom thú  
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal  
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Maharashtrian Konkani  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
Kokan  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
2,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Varhadi  

Where They Speak
Munster  
Vidarbha  

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

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Khandeshi  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
Khandesh  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
1,900,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
42  
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.79 million  
99+
71.00 million  
25

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
1.10 %  
19

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
68.00 million  
16

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
99+
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  
मराठी (marāṭhī)  

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  

French Name
irlandais moyen  
marathe  

German Name
Mittelirisch  
Marathi  

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  

Ethnicity
Irish people  
Marathi people  

History

Origin
c. 750  
10th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Goidelic  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  
Maharashtri Prakrit  

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  
Marathi  

Language Position
25  
23
17  
15

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ga  
mr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle  
mar  

ISO 639 2/B
gle  
mar  

ISO 639 3
gle  
mar  

ISO 639 6
gle  
mar  

Glottocode
iris1253  
mara1378  

Linguasphere
50-AAA  
omr  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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Irish and Marathi Language History

Comparison of Irish vs Marathi language history gives us differences between origin of Irish and Marathi language. History of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750 whereas history of Marathi language states that this language originated in 10th 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 Marathi Language History.

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

Irish vs Marathi Difficulty

The Irish vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish Alphabets and Marathi 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 Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.

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