Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
European Union, Ireland
Total No. Of Countries
72
0
46
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National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
Ireland
Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
Ireland
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
United Kingdom
Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
Foras na Gaeilge
Interesting Facts
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
- 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.
Similar To
French and Portuguese Languages
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Derived From
Latin
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2118
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
55
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1613
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
65
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks36 weeks
3
88
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Hello
ciao
Dia dhuit
Thank You
grazie
Go raibh maith agat
How Are You?
Come stai?
Conas atá tú ?
Good Night
buonanotte
Oíche mhaith
Good Evening
buonasera
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Morning
buongiorno
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Please
Per Favore
le do thoil
Sorry
scusate
Tá brón orm
Bye
arrivederci
Slán
I Love You
Ti amo
Is breá liom thú
Excuse Me
Scusami
Gabh mo leithscéal
Dialect 1
Romanesco
Connacht Irish
Where They Speak
Lazio
Connacht
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00100,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Central Italian
Munster Irish
Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
Munster
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00150,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tuscan
Ulster Irish
Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
Ulster
How Many People Speak
69,000,000.00140,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
154
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
78.00 million1.79 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.90 %0.03 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
64.00 million0.14 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
14.00 million1.65 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Italiano
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Alternative Names
Italiano
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
French Name
italien
irlandais moyen
German Name
Italienisch
Mittelirisch
Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
Ethnicity
Italians
Irish people
Origin
960 BC
c. 750
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Romance
Celtic
Branch
-
Goidelic
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Standard Forms
Italian
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Language Position
2725
1
120
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Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
Irish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
it
ga
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ita
gle
ISO 639 2/B
ita
gle
ISO 639 3
ita
gle
ISO 639 6
itas
gle
Glottocode
ital1282
iris1253
Linguasphere
51-AAA-q
50-AAA
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Fusional