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Quechua vs Irish


Irish vs Quechua


Countries

Countries
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru  
European Union, Ireland  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
2  
13

National Language
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru  
Ireland  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Ireland  

Speaking Continents
South America  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
United Kingdom  

Regulated By
-  
Foras na Gaeilge  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
  • Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  
  • 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
Aymara and Guarani Languages  
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31  
13
18  
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
26  
16
13  
3

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Rimaykullayki  
Dia dhuit  

Thank You
Solpayki  
Go raibh maith agat  

How Are You?
Allillanchu  
Conas atá tú ?  

Good Night
Allin tuta  
Oíche mhaith  

Good Evening
Wuynas nuchis  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Afternoon
Wuynas tardis  
Tráthnóna maith duit  

Good Morning
Wuynus diyas  
Dia dhuit ar maidin  

Please
jamuspa  
le do thoil  

Sorry
Pampachaykuway  
Tá brón orm  

Bye
bye  
Slán  

I Love You
Kuyayki  
Is breá liom thú  

Excuse Me
Pampachaway  
Gabh mo leithscéal  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ancash  
Connacht Irish  

Where They Speak
Peru  
Connacht  

How Many People Speak
920,000.00  
99+
100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Huánuco  
Munster Irish  

Where They Speak
Peru  
Munster  

How Many People Speak
190,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Yaru  
Ulster Irish  

Where They Speak
Peru  
Ulster  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
140,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.90 million  
99+
1.79 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.13 %  
99+
0.03 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.90 million  
99+
0.14 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
1.65 million  
99+

Native Name
Qhichwa  
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  

Alternative Names
North La Paz Quechua  
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  

French Name
quechua  
irlandais moyen  

German Name
Quechua-Sprache  
Mittelirisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈketʃwa]  
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  

Ethnicity
Quechua  
Irish people  

History

Origin
16th Century  
c. 750  

Language Family
Quechumaran Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Andean Equatorial  
Celtic  

Branch
-  
Goidelic  

Language Forms
  
  

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

Standard Forms
Quechua  
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  

Language Position
23  
21
25  
23

Signed Forms
Signed Quechua  
Irish Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
qu  
ga  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
que  
gle  

ISO 639 2/B
que  
gle  

ISO 639 3
que  
gle  

ISO 639 6
que  
gle  

Glottocode
quec1387  
iris1253  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
50-AAA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic  
Fusional  

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Quechua and Irish Language History

Comparison of Quechua vs Irish language history gives us differences between origin of Quechua and Irish language. History of Quechua language states that this language originated in 16th Century whereas history of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750. 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 Quechua and Irish Language History.

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Quechua and Irish 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 Quechua and Irish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Quechua and Irish language. Quechua word for "Hello" is Rimaykullayki or Irish word for "Thank You" is Go raibh maith agat. Find more of such common Quechua Greetings and Irish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Quechua vs Irish Difficulty

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

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