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Galician and French


Countries

Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   
Galicia   

Total No. Of Countries
32   
3
1   
14

National Language
France   
Galicia   

Second Language
Africa, Canada   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

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

Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)   

Interesting Facts
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  
  • 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
Italian Language   
Portuguese Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
23   
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
7   
4

How Many Consonants
20   
10
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
bonjour   
Ola   

Thank You
Merci   
Grazas   

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?   
Que tal estás?   

Good Night
bonne Nuit   
Boas noites   

Good Evening
bonsoir   
Boa tarde   

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi   
Boa tarde   

Good Morning
Bonjour   
Bos días   

Please
S'il vous plaît   
Por favor   

Sorry
désolé   
Síntoo!   

Bye
au revoir   
Adeus   

I Love You
Je t'aime   
Ámote   

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi   
Perdoe!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French   
Eastern Galician   

Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   
East Galicia   

How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00   
15
Not Available   

Dialect 2
African French   
Central Galician   

Where They Speak
Africa   
Central Galicia   

Dialect 3
Swiss French   
Western Galician   

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland   
West Galicia   

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00   
16
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million   
11
2.40 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.12 %   
17
Not Available   

Native Speakers
76.00 million   
13
2.40 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million   
11
Not Available   

Native Name
français   
Galego   

Alternative Names
Français   
Galego, Gallego   

French Name
français   
galicien   

German Name
Französisch   
Galicisch   

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   
[ɡaˈleɣo]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Not Available   

History

Origin
9th Century   
c. 1175   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French   
Medieval Galician   

Standard Forms
Standard French   
Galician   

Language Position
13   
12
Not Available   

Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
fr   
gl   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra   
glg   

ISO 639 2/B
fre   
glg   

ISO 639 3
fra   
glg   

ISO 639 6
fras   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1290   
gali1258   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i   
51-AAA-ab   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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French and Galician Speaking population

French and Galician speaking population is one of the factors based on which French and Galician languages can be compared. The total count of French and Galician Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 % 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 French and Galician on French vs Galician where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

French and Galician Language Codes

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

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