Irish | Ethnologue Free (original) (raw)

Summary

Irish is an endangered indigenous language of Ireland and the United Kingdom. It belongs to the Indo-European language family. The language is used as a first language by all adults in the ethnic community, but not all young people. It is used as a language of instruction in some schools.

At a Glance

• Geography

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• Population

• Language Vitality

  1. Institutional
  2. Stable
  3. Endangered
  4. Extinct

• Digital Language Support

Family

It belongs to the Indo-European language family.

Existing Content

• Radio
• Dictionary
• Grammar
• Texts
• Bible (1690–1981)
• External Resources

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