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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
Not Available   
Azerbaijani Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

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   
10
44 weeks   
11

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
Not Available   
26,000,000.00   
9

Dialect 2
Munster Irish   
Crimean Turkish   

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
480,000.00   
29

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish   
Gagauz   

Where They Speak
Ulster   
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
140,000.00   
26

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
Not Available   
0.95 %   
21

Native Speakers
0.14 million   
99+
60.00 million   
20

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million   
35
15.00 million   
18

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
Not Available   
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
Not Available   
Not Available   

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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