Irish

Summary

Irish is a natural language^[1]. Irish ranks in the top 0.95% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,481 views/month, #7 of 734).^[2]

Key Facts

• Irish is in the country of Ireland^[3].
• Irish is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Irish's instance of is recorded as natural language^[5].
• Irish's instance of is recorded as modern language^[6].
• Irish is a type of Goidelic^[7].
• Irish's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[8].
• Irish's writing system is recorded as Irish Braille^[9].
• Irish's Commons category is recorded as Irish language^[10].
• Irish's Wikimedia language code is recorded as ga^[11].
• Irish comprises Connacht Irish^[12].
• Irish comprises Munster Irish^[13].
• Irish comprises Ulster Irish^[14].
• Irish's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.5, 'lon': -7.5}^[15].
• Irish's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Irish language^[16].
• Irish's language regulatory body is recorded as Foras na Gaeilge^[17].
• Irish's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+276310'}^[18].
• Irish's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+1030000'}^[19].
• Irish's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+141000'}^[20].
• Irish's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Irish's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ga', 'text': 'An Ghaeilge'}^[22].
• Irish's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ga', 'text': 'Gaeilge'}^[23].
• Irish's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'os', 'text': 'ирландиаг'}^[24].
• Irish's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'ирландски'}^[25].
• Irish's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ирландский'}^[26].
• Irish's different from is recorded as Iriska^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural language^[5] and modern language^[6]. Irish is a type of Goidelic^[7].

Use and Application

Components include Connacht Irish^[12], a dialect^[28], in Ireland^[29]; Munster Irish^[13], a dialect^[30], in Ireland^[31]; and Ulster Irish^[14], a dialect^[32].

Why It Matters

Irish ranks in the top 0.95% of natural_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,481 views/month, #7 of 734).^[2] Irish has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Irish is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Irish has been cited as an influence by English^[35], a natural language^[36], in American Samoa^[37].

FAQs

Who did Irish influence?

Irish has been cited as an influence by English^[35].