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.


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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

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