Welsh and Irish
Countries
Wales
European Union, Ireland
National Language
Wales
Ireland
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Ireland
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Argentina, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner
Foras na Gaeilge
Interesting Facts
- One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
- Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
- 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
English Language
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Derived From
British Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Diolch
Go raibh maith agat
How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?
Conas atá tú ?
Good Night
Nos da
Oíche mhaith
Good Evening
Noswaith dda
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Afternoon
P'nawn da
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Morning
Bore da
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Please
os gwelwch yn dda
le do thoil
Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym
Tá brón orm
I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di
Is breá liom thú
Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi
Gabh mo leithscéal
Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh
Connacht Irish
Where They Speak
Argentina
Connacht
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg
Munster Irish
Where They Speak
Gwynedd
Munster
Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg
Ulster Irish
Where They Speak
Powys
Ulster
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Alternative Names
Cymraeg
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
French Name
gallois
irlandais moyen
German Name
Kymrisch
Mittelirisch
Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
Ethnicity
Welsh people
Irish people
Origin
9th Century
c. 750
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
Brythonic
Goidelic
Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Standard Forms
Welsh
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Signed Forms
Not Available
Irish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
wels1247
iris1253
Linguasphere
50-ABA
50-AAA
Language Type
Historical
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional
All Welsh 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 Welsh and Irish dialects. Various dialects of Welsh and Irish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Welsh are spoken in different Welsh Speaking Countries whereas Irish Dialects are spoken in different Irish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Welsh vs Irish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Welsh dialects include: Patagonian Welsh, Y Wyndodeg. Irish dialects include: Connacht Irish , Munster Irish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Welsh and Irish Speaking population
Welsh and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Welsh and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of Welsh and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Welsh language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Irish language is Not Available. 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 Welsh and Irish on Welsh vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Welsh and Irish Language Codes
Welsh and Irish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Welsh and Irish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.