Munster Irish

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.

Munster Irish
Munster Gaelic
Gaelainn na Mumhan
Pronunciation[ˈɡeːlˠən̠ʲ n̪ˠə ˈmˠuːnˠ]
EthnicityIrish
Native speakers
10,000 (2012)
Early forms
Dialects
Latin (Irish alphabet)
Irish Braille
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologmuns1250
The three dialects of Irish, with Munster in the south.
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