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The dialect of English spoken in Northern Ireland shows influence from the lowland Scots language. [12] There are supposedly some minute differences in pronunciation between Protestants and Catholics, the best known of which is the name of the letter h, which Protestants tend to pronounce as "aitch", as in British English, and Catholics tend to pronounce as "haitch", as in Hiberno-English.
The following chart lists countries and dependencies along with their capital cities, in English and non-English official language(s). In bold : internationally recognized sovereign states The 193 member states of the United Nations (UN)
In the Republic of Ireland, under the Constitution of Ireland, both languages have official status, with Irish being the national and first official language. [3] In Northern Ireland, English is the primary language for 95% of the population, and de facto official language, while Irish is recognised as an official language and Ulster Scots is ...
Pages in category "Languages of Northern Ireland" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
This is a list of countries by number of languages according to the 22nd edition of Ethnologue ... Ireland: 5 8 13 ... Northern Mariana Islands: 4 3 7
Some countries have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. Countries are listed alphabetically by their most common name in English. Each English name is followed by its most common equivalents in other languages, listed in English alphabetical order (ignoring accents) by name and by language.
The Irish language (Irish: an Ghaeilge), or Gaelic, is the second most spoken language in Northern Ireland and is a native language of Ireland. [184] It was spoken predominantly throughout what is now Northern Ireland before the Ulster Plantations in the 17th century and most place names in Northern Ireland are anglicised versions of a Gaelic ...
Official language in: Ireland; Recognised Minority Language in: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; Isthmus Nahuatl – Mela'tájtol Spoken in: the Mexican states of Tabasco and Veracruz; Istro-Romanian – Istroromånă Recognised Minority Language in: Istria County, Italy, Sweden, Germany and North America and South America; Italian – Italiano