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Irish vs Swedish


Swedish vs Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
4  
11

National Language
Ireland  
Sweden  

Second Language
Ireland  
Finland  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Antartica, Europe  

Minority Language
United Kingdom  
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge  
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council  

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.
  
  • In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
  • Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  

Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  
Norwegian and Danish Language  

Derived From
-  
Old Norse Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
18  
1
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
9  
6

How Many Consonants
13  
3
18  
8

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit  
hej  

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat  
tacka dig  

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?  
hur mår du  

Good Night
Oíche mhaith  
godnatt  

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit  
god kväll  

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit  
god eftermiddag  

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin  
god morgon  

Please
le do thoil  
vänligen  

Sorry
Tá brón orm  
ledsen  

Bye
Slán  
hej då  

I Love You
Is breá liom thú  
jag älskar dig  

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal  
ursäkta mig  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Dialects  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
Gabon  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
78,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Dialects  

Where They Speak
Munster  
Georgia  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
78,000,000.00  
7

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Dialects  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
France  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
96,000,000.00  
5

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
79  
33

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
8.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
99+
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  
Svenska  

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  
Ruotsi, Svenska  

French Name
irlandais moyen  
suédois  

German Name
Mittelirisch  
Schwedisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]  

Ethnicity
Irish people  
Swedes, Finland Swedes  

History

Origin
c. 750  
13th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
Germanic  

Branch
Goidelic  
Northern (Scandinavian)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  
Old Swedish  

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  
Standard Swedish  

Language Position
25  
23
89  
99+

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ga  
sv  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle  
swe  

ISO 639 2/B
gle  
swe  

ISO 639 3
gle  
swe  

ISO 639 6
gle  
swe  

Glottocode
iris1253  
swed1254  

Linguasphere
50-AAA  
52-AAA-ck to -cw  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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Irish and Swedish Language History

Comparison of Irish vs Swedish language history gives us differences between origin of Irish and Swedish language. History of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750 whereas history of Swedish language states that this language originated in 13th 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 Swedish Language History.

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

Irish vs Swedish Difficulty

The Irish vs Swedish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish Alphabets and Swedish 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 Swedish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Swedish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Swedish time required is 24 weeks.

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