Connacht Irish

E146777

Connacht Irish is the variety of the Irish language traditionally spoken in the province of Connacht, noted for its distinctive pronunciation and vocabulary.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Connacht Irish canonical 4
Connacht Irish dialect 1
Connemara Irish 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Gaelic language variety
dialect
variety of Irish
country Ireland
hasDialectCenter Acaill
Carna
Ceathrú Thaidhg
linked to: Cois Fharraige

Cois Fharraige
Conamara
linked to: Connemara Gaeltacht

Erris
Iorras Aithneach
Tourmakeady
hasEndangermentStatus declining number of native speakers
vulnerable
hasNotableFeature conservative phonology in some areas
distinct forms of personal pronouns
distinct forms of the copula in colloquial speech
distinct prepositional pronouns
distinct stress patterns in some sub‑dialects
distinct vocabulary for everyday items
distinct vocabulary for farming in rural areas
distinct vocabulary for seafaring and fishing in coastal areas
distinctive pronunciation
distinctive vocabulary
specific verbal forms differing from other dialects
use of synthetic verb endings in some tenses
hasSpokenStandardInfluence Caighdeán Oifigiúil
hasStatus regional dialect of a national language
hasSubdialect Galway Irish
linked to: Connacht Irish

Mayo Irish
linked to: Mayo Gaeltacht

Roscommon Irish
linked to: Connacht Irish
hasWritingSystem Latin script
isMutuallyIntelligibleWith Munster Irish
Ulster Irish
languageFamily Celtic
Goidelic
Indo-European
Irish language
partOf Celtic languages
Goidelic languages
linked to: Goidelic

Indo-European languages
subdivisionOf Irish language
traditionallySpokenIn Connacht
County Galway
County Mayo
County Roscommon
usedFor everyday communication in some Gaeltacht areas
local radio broadcasting
traditional songs
traditional storytelling
usedIn Gaeltacht communities
usesOrthography standard Irish orthography

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Irish language hasDialects Connacht Irish
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil basedOn Connacht Irish
Connacht Irish hasSubdialect Galway Irish
linked to: Connacht Irish
Connacht Irish hasSubdialect Roscommon Irish
linked to: Connacht Irish
Connemara Gaeltacht hasDialect Connemara Irish
linked to: Connacht Irish
Connaught historicalLanguage Connacht Irish dialect
linked to: Connacht Irish