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Irish vs Quechua


Quechua vs Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
6  
9

National Language
Ireland  
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru  

Second Language
Ireland  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
South America  

Minority Language
United Kingdom  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge  
-  

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.
  
  • One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
  • Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  

Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  
Aymara and Guarani Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18  
1
31  
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
13  
3
26  
16

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit  
Rimaykullayki  

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat  
Solpayki  

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?  
Allillanchu  

Good Night
Oíche mhaith  
Allin tuta  

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit  
Wuynas nuchis  

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit  
Wuynas tardis  

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin  
Wuynus diyas  

Please
le do thoil  
jamuspa  

Sorry
Tá brón orm  
Pampachaykuway  

Bye
Slán  
bye  

I Love You
Is breá liom thú  
Kuyayki  

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal  
Pampachaway  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Ancash  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
Peru  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
920,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Huánuco  

Where They Speak
Munster  
Peru  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
190,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Yaru  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
Peru  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
10  
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
8.90 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
99+
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  
Qhichwa  

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  
North La Paz Quechua  

French Name
irlandais moyen  
quechua  

German Name
Mittelirisch  
Quechua-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  
[ˈketʃwa]  

Ethnicity
Irish people  
Quechua  

History

Origin
c. 750  
16th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Quechumaran Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
Andean Equatorial  

Branch
Goidelic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  
Quechua  

Language Position
25  
23
23  
21

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Signed Quechua  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ga  
qu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle  
que  

ISO 639 2/B
gle  
que  

ISO 639 3
gle  
que  

ISO 639 6
gle  
que  

Glottocode
iris1253  
quec1387  

Linguasphere
50-AAA  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Agglutinative, Synthetic  

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Irish and Quechua Language History

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

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

Irish vs Quechua Difficulty

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

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