Ulster Irish
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Ulster Irish is the northern dialect of the Irish language, traditionally spoken in the province of Ulster and noted for its distinctive pronunciation and vocabulary.
Aliases (2)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect
→
variety of the Irish language → |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Manx
→
Scottish Gaelic → |
| country |
Ireland
→
United Kingdom → |
| hasAlternativeName |
Gaeilge Uladh
→
Ulster Gaelic (Irish) → |
| hasGrammaticalFeature |
distinctive prepositional pronouns
→
use of synthetic verb forms in some persons → |
| hasLexicalFeature |
distinctive vocabulary
→
|
| hasNotableFeature |
influence on local English dialects in Ulster
→
retention of some archaic Irish forms → |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
distinctive pronunciation compared to Connacht Irish
→
distinctive pronunciation compared to Munster Irish → |
| hasResource |
audio recordings of native speakers
→
descriptive grammars → dialect dictionaries → |
| hasStandardReference |
Caighdeán Oifigiúil (for spelling conventions)
→
|
| hasWritingSystem |
Latin script
→
|
| influencedBy |
Middle Irish
→
Old Irish → |
| languageBranch |
Celtic languages
→
|
| languageFamily |
Indo-European languages
→
|
| languageOf |
Ulster
→
|
| languageSubbranch |
Goidelic languages
→
|
| partOf |
Gaeltacht dialect continuum
→
|
| sharesIsoglossesWith |
Scottish Gaelic of Islay and Kintyre
→
|
| spokenIn |
County Antrim
→
County Derry → County Donegal → County Tyrone → Gaeltacht of Cloich Cheann Fhaola → Gaeltacht of Gaoth Dobhair → Gaeltacht of Rann na Feirste → Gaeltacht of Teileann → |
| status |
endangered dialect
→
minority dialect → |
| subdivisionOf |
Irish language
→
|
| taughtAt |
Gaeltacht summer colleges in Donegal
→
University of Ulster (Irish language courses including Ulster variety) → |
| traditionalRegion |
province of Ulster
→
|
| usedBy |
Irish language revival groups in Ulster
→
Irish-speaking communities in Donegal → |
| usedIn |
Irish-medium education in parts of Ulster
→
modern Irish-language media in Ulster → traditional oral literature of Ulster → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
→
|
basedOn |
|
Ulster Irish
("Ulster Gaelic (Irish)")
→
|
hasAlternativeName |
|
Modern Irish
→
|
hasDialect |
|
Irish language
→
|
hasDialects |
|
Gaeltacht regions of Ireland
→
|
languageVarieties |
|
Derek Nurse
("Letterkenny Irish")
→
|
team |