Irish

Facts

  • Language: Irish
  • Alternate names: Gaeilge, Irish Gaelic, Erse, Gadhelisch
  • Language code: gle
  • Language family: Indo-European, Classical Indo-European, Celtic, Nuclear Celtic, TGB Celtic, Insular Celtic, Goidelic, Modern Goidelic
  • Number of speakers: 20,000-40,000
  • Vulnerability: Endangered
  • Script: Latin script. Latin script, Gaelic variant. Ogham script, no longer in use.

More information:

    Taught as an official language in schools and encouraged by the government.

    Irish is spoken in United Kingdom, Ireland, Europe.