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 (41,548 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], Ogham[8], Irish Braille[9]
- Commons category: Irish language[10]
- Wikimedia language code: ga[11]
- Has part(s): Connacht Irish[12], Munster Irish[13], Ulster Irish[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Irish language[15]
- Language regulatory body: Foras na Gaeilge[16]
- Number of speakers, writers, or signers: 276,310[17], 1,030,000[18], 141,000[19]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20]
- Native label: An Ghaeilge[21], Gaeilge[22]
- Short name: ирландиаг[23], ирландски[24], ирландский[25]
- Different from: Iriska[26], Hiberno-English[27]
- UNESCO language status: 3 definitely endangered[28]
- History of topic: history of the Irish language[29]
- Indigenous to: Irish people[30], Cork[31], County Donegal[32], County Galway[33], County Kerry[34], County Meath[35], County Mayo[36], County Waterford[37], Ireland[38], Northern Ireland[39]
- Studied by: Irish studies[40]
- Has grammatical case: nominative case[41], genitive case[42]
Why It Matters
Irish has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Irish is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
Irish has been cited as an influence by English[45], a natural language[46], in American Samoa[47].
FAQs
Who did Irish influence?
Irish has been cited as an influence by English[45].