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Hace 3 días · Irish language, a member of the Goidelic group of Celtic languages, spoken in Ireland. As one of the national languages of the Republic of Ireland, Irish is taught in the public schools and is required for certain civil-service posts.
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Irish (Standard Irish: Gaeilge), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic (/ ˈ ɡ eɪ l ɪ k / GAY-lik), is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language group, which is a part of the Indo-European language family.
The Irish language is a unique and resilient language that has persevered through centuries of adversity. Did you know that at least 33 million Americans have Irish ancestry? Whether you’re one of them or not, here are 10 fascinating facts about the Irish language.
- The Name of The Language Is “Irish.”
- There's No “Yes” Or “No” in Irish.
- Its Word Order Is Verb Subject object.
- The Words For Numbers Depend on Whether You’Re Counting Humans Or non-humans.
- The Beginning of The Word Changes Depending on The Grammatical environment.
- It’S Left An Imprint on The English Spoken in Ireland.
- It’S Possible (But Not Easy) to Travel Around Ireland only Speaking Irish.
Gaeilgeis the name of the language in Irish, and Irish is the name of the language in English. Sometimes people will call it Irish Gaelic in order to make sure they aren’t misunderstood to mean “Irish English” for Irish. They may also say Irish Gaelic to distinguish it from Gaelic, which means Scottish Gaelic, a related but different language.
There are no words for “yes” or “no” in Irish, but that doesn’t mean there’s no way to answer a question. You communicate “yes” and “no” with a verb form. The answer to “did they sell the house?” would be “(they) sold” or “(they) didn’t sell.” In Irish: “Ar dhíol sian an teach?” “Dhíol.” “Níor dhíol.”
Sentences have Verb Subject Object order. So “I saw a bird” would be “Saw I a bird.” “I always speak Irish” would be “Speak I Irish always.” This word order is relatively rare—only 9 percent of the world’s languages use it.
In addition to one set of numbers for doing arithmetic or referring to dates and times, Irish has a second set for counting humans and a third set for counting non-humans. Five children is cúigear páiste, but five horses is cúig chapall. (Irish animal namesare also pretty descriptive.)
What’s the word for “woman”? Either bean, bhean, or mbean, depending whether it comes after certain possessive pronouns (my, your, his), or certain prepositions (under, before, on), or certain numbers, or a whole range of other conditions that determine which form of the word is correct. Most languages people study require them to learn different w...
English phrases in many parts of Ireland show a parallel structure with their counterparts in Irish. “I’m after eating my breakfast” (I just ate my breakfast), “I gave out about the terrible service” (I complained/told them off about the terrible service), and in some places, “He does be working every day.”
Filmmaker and native Irish speaker Manchán Magan made a documentary No Béarla (No English) in which he traveled through Ireland only speaking Irish, even when people demanded he switch to English. Shopkeepers told him to get lost, officials refused to help him, people on the street ignored him, but he kept at it and found willing speakers here and ...
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3 de dic. de 2023 · Dan December 3, 2023. Linguistics. The Irish language, known as Gaeilge, holds a significant place in Ireland’s cultural heritage and identity. As a Celtic language, it belongs to the Goidelic branch of the Indo-European language family.
Language family: Indo-European, Celtic, Insular Celtic, Goidelic, Irish. Number of speakers: c. 2 million, including c. 210,000 who speak it regularly. Spoken in: mainly in Ireland and Northern Ireland, and also in the USA, Canada, UK and other countries. First written: 4th century AD.
Irish is one of the oldest written and historical languages in the world. It was seen for the first time in Ogham form in the fifth century. Today it can be found in up to 4,500 books, on television, radio, newspapers, magazines and on the internet. Irish is a Celtic language which is closely related to Scottish and Manx Gaelic.
