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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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