Irish
language native to Ireland
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Summary
Irish is a natural language[1]. Irish ranks in the top 0.95% of natural language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,838 views/month, #7 of 734).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Ireland[3], United Kingdom[4]
- Instance of: modern language[5]
- Subclass of: Goidelic[6]
- Writing system: Latin script[7], Irish Braille[8]
- Commons category: Irish language[9]
- Wikimedia language code: ga[10]
- Has part(s): Connacht Irish[11], Munster Irish[12], Ulster Irish[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Irish language[14]
- Language regulatory body: Foras na Gaeilge[15]
- Number of speakers, writers, or signers: 276,310[16], 1,030,000[17], 141,000[18]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19]
- Native label: An Ghaeilge[20], Gaeilge[21]
- Short name: ирландиаг[22], ирландски[23], ирландский[24]
- Different from: Iriska[25], Hiberno-English[26]
- UNESCO language status: 3 definitely endangered[27]
- History of topic: history of the Irish language[28]
- Indigenous to: Irish people[29], Cork[30], County Donegal[31], County Galway[32], County Kerry[33], County Meath[34], County Mayo[35], County Waterford[36], Ireland[37], Northern Ireland[38]
- Has grammatical case: nominative case[39], genitive case[40], dative case[41], vocative case[42]
- Has tense: present tense[43]
Why It Matters
Irish has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Irish is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Irish has been cited as an influence by English[46], a natural language[47], in American Samoa[48].
FAQs
Who did Irish influence?
Irish has been cited as an influence by English[46].