Language code: ga
Technical information about ISO 639 language code ga
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The table below provides technical details for the Irish language, designated by the ga code from the ISO 639-1 standard.
| Code |
|
| Standard | |
| Name | Official Irish Native Gaeilge |
| Family | Celtic |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Munster IrishConnacht IrishUlster Irish |
| Related languages | Scottish GaelicManx |
| Key facts | Has two primary initial consonant mutations (lenition and eclipsis)Uses a Verb–Subject–Object basic word orderOrthography distinguishes “broad” vs. “slender” consonants through adjacent vowelsOld Irish texts contain some of the earliest vernacular literature in medieval EuropeModern spelling was streamlined in a 1950s reform that removed many silent letters |
| Sample phrase | Dia duit, conas atá tú? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
Irish belongs to the Indo-European language family, specifically the Celtic subgroup. It is one of the official languages of Ireland and is written using the Latin script (Irish alphabet). It is estimated that there are more than 1.1 million speakers worldwide.
Language presence globally
Speakers
1.1M
*The graph shows a rough estimate of Irish speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.
Related locale codes
ga-IE – Irish (Ireland)
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- What is Localizely?
- Getting started
- Localization workflow
- Translation editor
- Flutter Over-the-Air updates
- Flutter In-Context Editing
- Project branching
- Professional translation services
- Machine Translation
- AI Translation
- Translation Memory
- Glossary
- Reports and statistics
- Figma integration
- AWS S3 integration
- GitHub integration
- GitLab integration
- Bitbucket integration
- CLI
- Configuration file
- Supported file formats
- Language & Country Codes
- Referral Program
- I18N Questions
- FAQ