Munster Irish

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Munster Irish
Munster Gaelic
Gaelainn na Mumhan
Pronunciation	[ˈɡeːlˠən̠ʲ n̪ˠə ˈmˠuːnˠ]
Ethnicity	Irish
Native speakers	10,000[citation needed] (2012)
Language family	Indo-European Celtic Insular Celtic Goidelic Irish Munster Irish
Early forms	Primitive Irish Old Irish Middle Irish Early Modern Irish
Dialects	Corca Dhuibhne Uíbh Ráthach Múscraí Oileán Chléire Rinn Ó gCuanach An tSean Phobal
Writing system	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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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.