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Irish vs Turkish


Turkish vs Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
11  
5

National Language
Ireland  
Turkey  

Second Language
Ireland  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
United Kingdom  
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania  

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge  
Turkish Language Association  

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.
  
  • Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
  • Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
  

Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  
Azerbaijani Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18  
1
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
8  
5

How Many Consonants
13  
3
21  
11

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
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit  
Merhaba  

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat  
teşekkür ederim  

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?  
Nasılsın?  

Good Night
Oíche mhaith  
İyi Geceler  

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit  
İyi Akşamlar  

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit  
Tünaydın  

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin  
günaydın  

Please
le do thoil  
lütfen  

Sorry
Tá brón orm  
üzgünüm  

Bye
Slán  
Hoşçakal  

I Love You
Is breá liom thú  
Seni seviyorum  

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal  
Afedersiniz  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Azerbaijani Turkish  

Where They Speak
Connacht  
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
26,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Crimean Turkish  

Where They Speak
Munster  
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
480,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Gagauz  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
9  
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.79 million  
99+
75.00 million  
23

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
0.95 %  
22

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
99+
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  
Türkçe  

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  
Anatolian, Türkisch  

French Name
irlandais moyen  
turc  

German Name
Mittelirisch  
Türkisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  
[ˈtyɾct͡ʃɛ]  

Ethnicity
Irish people  
Turkish  

History

Origin
c. 750  
c. 1350  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Turkic Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
Turkic  

Branch
Goidelic  
Southwestern(Oghuz)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  
Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish  

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)  

Language Position
25  
23
19  
17

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Turkish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ga  
tr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle  
tur  

ISO 639 2/B
gle  
tur  

ISO 639 3
gle  
tur  

ISO 639 6
gle  
tur  

Glottocode
iris1253  
nucl1301  

Linguasphere
50-AAA  
44-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Synthetic  

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Irish and Turkish Language History

Comparison of Irish vs Turkish language history gives us differences between origin of Irish and Turkish language. History of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750 whereas history of Turkish language states that this language originated in c. 1350. 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 Turkish Language History.

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

Irish vs Turkish Difficulty

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

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