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Irish vs Tagalog


Tagalog vs Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ireland  
Philippines  

Second Language
Ireland  
Filipinos  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia, Australia  

Minority Language
United Kingdom  
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom  

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee  

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 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  

Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18  
1
25  
7

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
13  
3
18  
8

Scripts
Latin  
Baybayin  

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
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit  
Kamusta  

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat  
Salamat po  

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?  
Kamusta ka na?  

Good Night
Oíche mhaith  
Magandang gabi  

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit  
Magandang gabi po  

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit  
Magandang hapon po  

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin  
Magandang umaga po  

Please
le do thoil  
pakiusap  

Sorry
Tá brón orm  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
Slán  
Paálam  

I Love You
Is breá liom thú  
Iniibig kita  

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal  
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Batangas Tagalog  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
Batangas, Gabon  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Bisalog  

Where They Speak
Munster  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
22

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Filipino  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
90,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.79 million  
99+
73.00 million  
24

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
0.42 %  
34

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
28.00 million  
29

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
99+
45.00 million  
19

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  
Tagalog  

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  
Filipino, Pilipino  

French Name
irlandais moyen  
tagalog  

German Name
Mittelirisch  
Tagalog  

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]  

Ethnicity
Irish people  
Tagalog people  

History

Origin
c. 750  
1593  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
Indonesian  

Branch
Goidelic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog  

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  
Filipino  

Language Position
25  
23
58  
99+

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Signed Tagalog  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ga  
t1  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle  
tgl  

ISO 639 2/B
gle  
tgl  

ISO 639 3
gle  
tg1  

ISO 639 6
gle  
tgl  

Glottocode
iris1253  
taga1269  

Linguasphere
50-AAA  
31-CKA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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Irish and Tagalog Language History

Comparison of Irish vs Tagalog language history gives us differences between origin of Irish and Tagalog language. History of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750 whereas history of Tagalog language states that this language originated in 1593. 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 Tagalog Language History.

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

Irish vs Tagalog Difficulty

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

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