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Albanian and Galician


Galician and Albanian


Countries

Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   
Galicia   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   
Galicia   

Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana   
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)   

Interesting Facts
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
    •   
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  

Similar To
Romanian   
Portuguese Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Albanian-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
36   
18
23   
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
7   
4

How Many Consonants
29   
19
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Përshëndetje   
Ola   

Thank You
Ju faleminderit   
Grazas   

How Are You?
Si jeni?   
Que tal estás?   

Good Night
natën e mirë   
Boas noites   

Good Evening
mirëmbrëma   
Boa tarde   

Good Afternoon
mirëdita   
Boa tarde   

Good Morning
mirëmengjes   
Bos días   

Please
Ju lutem   
Por favor   

Sorry
Me fal   
Síntoo!   

Bye
mirupafshim   
Adeus   

I Love You
unë e dua ju   
Ámote   

Excuse Me
Më falni   
Perdoe!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian   
Eastern Galician   

Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia   
East Galicia   

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00   
20
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian   
Central Galician   

Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey   
Central Galicia   

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00   
20
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Arbëresh   
Western Galician   

Where They Speak
Italy   
West Galicia   

How Many People Speak
100,000.00   
28
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.50 million   
99+
2.40 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
3.10 million   
99+
2.40 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.60 million   
31
Not Available   

Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe   
Galego   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Galego, Gallego   

French Name
albanais   
galicien   

German Name
Albanisch   
Galicisch   

Pronunciation
[ʃcip]   
[ɡaˈleɣo]   

Ethnicity
Albanians   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1462 AD   
c. 1175   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Albanian   
Medieval Galician   

Standard Forms
Standard Albanian   
Galician   

Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sq   
gl   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sqi   
glg   

ISO 639 2/B
alb   
glg   

ISO 639 3
sqi   
glg   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
alba1267   
gali1258   

Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa   
51-AAA-ab   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Not Available   

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All Albanian and Galician Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Albanian and Galician dialects. Various dialects of Albanian and Galician language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Albanian are spoken in different Albanian Speaking Countries whereas Galician Dialects are spoken in different Galician speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Albanian vs Galician Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Albanian dialects include: Gheg Albanian, Tosk Albanian. Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician , Central Galician. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Albanian and Galician Speaking population

Albanian and Galician speaking population is one of the factors based on which Albanian and Galician languages can be compared. The total count of Albanian and Galician Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Albanian language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Galician language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Albanian and Galician on Albanian vs Galician where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Albanian and Galician Language Codes

Albanian and Galician language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Albanian and Galician Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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