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      Irish Gaelic

      • Irish (Standard Irish: Gaeilge), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic (/ ˈɡeɪlɪk / 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.
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  2. In Irish. In An Caighdeán Oifigiúil ("The Official [Written] Standard ") the name of the language is Gaeilge, from the South Connacht form, spelled Gaedhilge prior the spelling reform of 1948, which was originally the genitive of Gaedhealg, the form used in Classical Gaelic. [16]

  3. Languages of Ireland; Main: English (98%) Irish (RoI: 39.8% claim some ability to speak Irish) Ulster Scots (0.3%) Shelta: Immigrant: Polish, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, Lithuanian: Foreign: French (20%), German (7%), Spanish (3.7%) Signed: Irish Sign Language Northern Ireland Sign Language: Keyboard layout

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  4. Sep 17, 2020 · There are three main Irish dialects: Munster (spoken south of Ireland, such as counties Kerry, Cork, and Waterford), Connacht (spoken in Connemara and Aran Islands in the west of Ireland - both in County Galway, and County Mayo), and Ulster (spoken in the north of Ireland, such as Donegal and Belfast)

  5. 3 days ago · 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. Sláinte: The influence of Irish language on English.

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  6. How the Irish speak English. English remains the primary language on the island of Ireland, but in true Irish fashion we’ve put our own twist on it and developed what’s known as Hiberno-English. Hiberno-English blends the grammatical styling of Irish into the English language.

  7. Irish at a glance. Native name: Gaeilge [ˈɡeːlʲɟə / ˈɡeːl̪ˠən̠ʲ / ˈɡeːlʲəc] 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

  8. Jun 30, 2012 · Irish” is the most commonly used English name of the language. If you’re speaking to people from Ireland, they will know immediately what you mean by “Irish.” It isn’t the only “Gaelic” language. Manx and Scottish Gaelic are also members of the Goidelic (Gaelic) branch of the Celtic family tree.

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