Old Irish

Summary

Old Irish is a dead language^[1]. It draws 860 Wikipedia views per month (dead_language category, ranking #18 of 160).^[2]

Key Facts

• Old Irish's instance of is recorded as dead language^[3].
• Old Irish's instance of is recorded as historical language^[4].
• Old Irish is a type of Irish^[5].
• Old Irish's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[6].
• Old Irish began on 600^[7].
• Old Irish ended on 950^[8].
• Old Irish's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Old Irish^[9].
• Old Irish's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}^[10].
• Old Irish's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/SGA^[11].
• Old Irish's linguistic typology is recorded as verb–subject–object^[12].
• Old Irish's linguistic typology is recorded as nominative–accusative language^[13].
• Old Irish's linguistic typology is recorded as stress-timed language^[14].
• Old Irish's linguistic typology is recorded as fusional language^[15].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include dead language^[3] and historical language^[4]. Old Irish is a type of Irish^[5].

Why It Matters

Old Irish draws 860 Wikipedia views per month (dead_language category, ranking #18 of 160).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]