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Catalan and Galician


Galician and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
Galicia  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
Galicia  

Second Language
Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Europe  

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  

Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
Portuguese Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
23  
13
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
24 weeks  
6
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
Ola  

Thank You
Gràcies  
Grazas  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
Que tal estás?  

Good Night
Bona nit  
Boas noites  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
Boa tarde  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
Boa tarde  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
Bos días  

Please
Sisplau  
Por favor  

Sorry
Perdó!  
Síntoo!  

Bye
Adéu  
Adeus  

I Love You
T'estimo  
Ámote  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
Perdoe!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Eastern Galician  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
East Galicia  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
35
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Central Galician  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Central Galicia  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
19
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Western Galician  

Where They Speak
Spain  
West Galicia  

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
2.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
28
Not Available  

Native Name
català  
Galego  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
Galego, Gallego  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
galicien  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Galicisch  

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  
[ɡaˈleɣo]  

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Not Available  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
c. 1175  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Galician  

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
gl  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
glg  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
glg  

ISO 639 3
cat  
glg  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
stan1289  
gali1258  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
51-AAA-ab  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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All Catalan 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 Catalan and Galician dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Galician language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Galician Dialects are spoken in different Galician speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Galician Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician , Central Galician. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Catalan and Galician Speaking population

Catalan and Galician speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Galician languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Galician Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan 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 Catalan and Galician on Catalan vs Galician where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Galician Language Codes

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

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