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Spoken in unified Ireland, parts of Canada and parts of Central and South America by 20 million people (Irta Canada's official languages are English and Irish) | Spoken in unified Ireland, parts of Canada and parts of Central and South America by 20 million people (Irta Canada's official languages are English and Irish) | ||
Essentially the same as our timeline's Munster and Connemara Irish; lots of opportunities to re-etymologize | Essentially the same as our timeline's Munster and Connemara Irish; lots of opportunities to re-etymologize. Northern Ireland speaks Connemara and Southern Ireland speaks Munster | ||
Standard Irish should be "Munster Irish with a Connemara accent" | Standard Irish should be "Munster Irish with a Connemara accent" | ||
Irish in Tricin undergoes a spelling reform | Irish in Tricin undergoes a spelling reform | ||
==Lexicon== | ==Lexicon== | ||
Munster Irish differs from [[Ulster Irish|Ulster]] and [[Connacht Irish]] in a number of respects. Some words and phrases used in Munster Irish are not used in the other varieties, such as: | Munster Irish differs from [[Ulster Irish|Ulster]] and [[Connacht Irish]] in a number of respects. Some words and phrases used in Munster Irish are not used in the other varieties, such as: | ||