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Galician and English


Countries

Countries
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe   
Galicia   

Total No. Of Countries
33   
2
1   
14

National Language
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Galicia   

Second Language
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America   
Europe   

Minority Language
South Africa   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)   

Interesting Facts
  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  
  • 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
Not Available   
Portuguese Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
23   
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
21   
11
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
7   
6
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
Ola   

Thank You
Thank you   
Grazas   

How Are You?
How are you?   
Que tal estás?   

Good Night
Good Night   
Boas noites   

Good Evening
Good Evening   
Boa tarde   

Good Afternoon
Good Afternoon   
Boa tarde   

Good Morning
Good Morning   
Bos días   

Please
Please   
Por favor   

Sorry
Sorry   
Síntoo!   

Bye
Bye   
Adeus   

I Love You
I love you   
Ámote   

Excuse Me
Excuse Me   
Perdoe!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
American English   
Eastern Galician   

Where They Speak
United States of America   
East Galicia   

How Many People Speak
225,000,000.00   
3
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Hiberno-English   
Central Galician   

Where They Speak
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom   
Central Galicia   

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00   
15
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Welsh English   
Western Galician   

Where They Speak
United Kingdom   
West Galicia   

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00   
14
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
188   
34
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1,200.00 million   
1
2.40 million   
99+

Speaking Population
5.43 %   
4
Not Available   

Native Speakers
400.00 million   
3
2.40 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
400.00 million   
1
Not Available   

Native Name
English   
Galego   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Galego, Gallego   

French Name
anglais   
galicien   

German Name
Englisch   
Galicisch   

Pronunciation
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/   
[ɡaˈleɣo]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Not Available   

History

Origin
5th Century 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 English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English   
Medieval Galician   

Standard Forms
Standard English   
Galician   

Language Position
3   
3
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed English   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
en   
gl   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
eng   
glg   

ISO 639 2/B
eng   
glg   

ISO 639 3
eng   
glg   

ISO 639 6
engs   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1293   
gali1258   

Linguasphere
52-ABA   
51-AAA-ab   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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English and Galician Speaking population

English and Galician speaking population is one of the factors based on which English and Galician languages can be compared. The total count of English and Galician Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking English language is 5.43 % 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 English and Galician on English vs Galician where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

English and Galician Language Codes

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

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