Munster Irish
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Munster Irish (endonym: Gaelainn na Mumhan, Standard Irish: Gaeilge na Mumhan) is the dialect of the Irish language spoken in the province of Munster. Gaeltacht regions in Munster are found in the Gaeltachtaí of the Dingle Peninsula in west County Kerry, in the Iveragh Peninsula in south Kerry, in Cape Clear Island off the coast of west County Cork, in Muskerry West; Cúil Aodha, Ballingeary, Ballyvourney, Kilnamartyra, and Renaree of central County Cork; and in an Rinn and an Sean Phobal in Gaeltacht na nDéise in west County Waterford.
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Munster Irish | |
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Munster Gaelic | |
Gaelainn na Mumhan | |
Pronunciation | [ˈɡeːlˠən̠ʲ n̪ˠə ˈmˠuːnˠ] |
Ethnicity | Irish |
Native speakers | 10,000[citation needed] (2012) |
Early forms | |
Dialects | |
Latin (Irish alphabet) Irish Braille | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | muns1250 |
The three dialects of Irish, with Munster in the south. | |
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