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Ireland
A country in Europe
The number of individual languages listed for Ireland is 5. All are living languages. Of these, 4 are indigenous and 1 is non-indigenous. Furthermore, 2 are institutional, 2 are developing, and 1 is vigorous.
Official Name
Ireland
Population

4,700,000 (2016 PRB)

Principal Languages
English
Literacy Rate
99% (2011 USDS)
Immigrant Languages
Chinese (7,040), French (2,870), Lithuanian (31,600), Polish (51,500), Standard German (4,120), Standard Latvian (8,000), Tagalog (5,850)
General References
Campbell and King 2011, McCrum et al 1986, Stephens 1976
Deaf Population
215000
Language Counts
The number of individual languages listed for Ireland is 5. All are living languages. Of these, 4 are indigenous and 1 is non-indigenous. Furthermore, 2 are institutional, 2 are developing, and 1 is vigorous.
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