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Malayalam and Irish


Irish and Malayalam


Countries

Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry  
European Union, Ireland  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
2  
13

National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry  
Ireland  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Ireland  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands  
United Kingdom  

Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala  
Foras na Gaeilge  

Interesting Facts
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
  
  • 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
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages  
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
18  
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
15  
12
5  
2

How Many Consonants
41  
30
13  
3

Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
ഹലോ (halēā)  
Dia dhuit  

Thank You
നന്ദി (nandi)  
Go raibh maith agat  

How Are You?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)  
Conas atá tú ?  

Good Night
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)  
Oíche mhaith  

Good Evening
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)  
Dia dhuit ar maidin  

Please
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)  
le do thoil  

Sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)  
Tá brón orm  

Bye
വിട (viṭa)  
Slán  

I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)  
Is breá liom thú  

Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)  
Gabh mo leithscéal  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam  
Connacht Irish  

Where They Speak
Israel, kerala  
Connacht  

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00  
19
100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Mappila  
Munster Irish  

Where They Speak
India  
Munster  

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00  
17
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam  
Ulster Irish  

Where They Speak
France, kerala  
Ulster  

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00  
16
140,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
38.00 million  
33
1.79 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.57 %  
29
0.03 %  
99+

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
0.14 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
38.00 million  
23
1.65 million  
99+

Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)  
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  

Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla  
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  

French Name
malayalam  
irlandais moyen  

German Name
Malayalam  
Mittelirisch  

Pronunciation
[mɐləjaːɭɐm]  
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  

Ethnicity
Malayali  
Irish people  

History

Origin
9th Century  
c. 750  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Celtic  

Branch
-  
Goidelic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early form  
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  

Standard Forms
Malayalam  
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  

Language Position
29  
27
25  
23

Signed Forms
Signed Malayalam  
Irish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ml  
ga  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mal  
gle  

ISO 639 2/B
mal  
gle  

ISO 639 3
mal  
gle  

ISO 639 6
mal  
gle  

Glottocode
mala1464  
iris1253  

Linguasphere
No data available  
50-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Fusional  

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All Malayalam and Irish Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Malayalam and Irish dialects. Various dialects of Malayalam and Irish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malayalam are spoken in different Malayalam Speaking Countries whereas Irish Dialects are spoken in different Irish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malayalam vs Irish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malayalam dialects include: Judeo-Malayalam, Mappila. Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish , Munster Irish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Malayalam and Irish Speaking population

Malayalam and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malayalam and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of Malayalam and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Irish language is 0.03 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Malayalam and Irish on Malayalam vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malayalam and Irish Language Codes

Malayalam and Irish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malayalam and Irish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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