• Old Irish, also called Old Gaelic (Old Irish: Goídelc, Ogham script: ᚌᚑᚔᚇᚓᚂᚉ; Irish: Sean-Ghaeilge; Scottish Gaelic: Seann-Ghàidhlig; Manx: Shenn Yernish...
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    See media help. Irish (Standard Irish: Gaeilge), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic (/ˈɡeɪlɪk/ GAY-lik), is a Goidelic language of the Insular...
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    Primitive Irish or Archaic Irish (Irish: Gaeilge Ársa, Gaeilge Chianach), also called Proto-Goidelic, is the oldest known form of the Goidelic languages, and...
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    are a number of languages used in Ireland. Since the late 18th century, English has been the predominant first language, displacing Irish. A large minority...
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  • the Irish language begins with the period from the arrival of speakers of Celtic languages in Ireland to Ireland's earliest known form of Irish, Primitive...
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    status of the Irish language has remained high in the Republic of Ireland from foundation. This reflects the dominance of the language in Irish cultural and...
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  • This article describes the grammar of the Old Irish language. The grammar of the language has been described with exhaustive detail by various authors...
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    Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and their overseas settlements...
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  • Old English (Englisċ, pronounced [ˈeŋɡliʃ]), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and...
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  • list of Irish-language given names shows Irish language given names, their anglicisations and/or English language equivalents. Not all Irish given names...
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  • Old Irish was affected by a series of phonological changes that radically altered its appearance compared with Proto-Celtic and older Celtic languages...
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    country's de facto working language. Irish English's writing standards, such as its spelling, align with British English. However, Irish English's diverse accents...
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    Language Northern Ireland Sign Language Francosign Irish Sign Language Insular Celtic Brythonic Cumbric Pictish Goidelic Galwegian Gaelic Anglic Old English...
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  • the Language and Recommendations for Policy". Studia Celtica Fennica. 19: 107–130. doi:10.33353/scf.79496. O'Rahilly, Thomas (1964). Early Irish history...
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  • Irish, also called Middle Gaelic (Irish: An Mheán-Ghaeilge, Scottish Gaelic: Meadhan-Ghàidhlig), is the Goidelic language which was spoken in Ireland...
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    Ogham (redirect from Ogham Irish language)
    Modern Irish: [ˈoː(ə)mˠ]; Middle Irish: ogum, ogom, later ogam [ˈɔɣəmˠ]) is an Early Medieval alphabet used primarily to write the early Irish language (in...
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    Irish people (Irish: Muintir na hÉireann or Na hÉireannaigh) are an ethnic group and nation native to the island of Ireland, who share a common ancestry...
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    immigration by Irish speakers, chiefly from counties Waterford, Tipperary and Cork. Local place names in the Irish language include Newfoundland (Irish: Talamh...
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    well as both Irish and Manx, developed out of Old Irish. It became a distinct spoken language sometime in the 13th century in the Middle Irish period, although...
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  • therefore is ambiguous. Irish and Manx are sometimes referred to as Irish Gaelic and Manx Gaelic (as they are Goidelic or Gaelic languages), but the use of the...
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    Gaels (redirect from Native Irish)
    Gaelic languages: a branch of the Celtic languages comprising Irish, Manx and Scottish Gaelic. Gaelic language and culture originated in Ireland, extending...
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  • Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials (also called "the DIL"), published by the Royal Irish Academy, is the definitive...
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    Irish Language based mainly on Old and Middle Irish materials. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. 1983. ISBN 0-901714-29-1. Gunther, Wilf (1990). "Language...
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    Old Church Slavonic or Old Slavonic (/sləˈvɒnɪk, slæˈvɒn-/ slə-VON-ik, slav-ON-) is the first Slavic literary language. Historians credit the 9th-century...
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    Encyclopedia of Language. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-73650-3. "Irish Examiner - 2004/11/24: EU grants Irish official language status". Irish Examiner...
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    Hiberno-Normans, or Norman Irish (Irish: Normánach ; Old Irish: Gall, 'foreigners'), refer to Irish families descended from Norman settlers who arrived...
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    'ankle'. Contrast Old Irish seir 'heel, ankle' *srogna 'nostril' became Welsh ffroen, Cornish frig and Breton froen. Contrast Irish srón *swīs 'you' (plural)...
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  • The Irish language originated in Ireland and has historically been the dominant language of the Irish people. They took it with them to a number of other...
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    The Irish language (Irish: Gaeilge) is, since 2022, an official language in Northern Ireland. The main dialect spoken there is Ulster Irish (Gaeilge or...
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  • Old Irish name for the River Dodder, could be a substrate word. Pre-Celtic Europe Pre-Greek substrate Pre-Indo-European languages Prehistoric Ireland...
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