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Galician vs 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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French and Galician Language History

Comparison of French vs Galician language history gives us differences between origin of French and Galician language. History of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century whereas history of Galician language states that this language originated in c. 1175. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on French and Galician Language History.

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French and Galician Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where French and Galician greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in French and Galician language. French word for "Hello" is bonjour or Galician word for "Thank You" is Grazas. Find more of such common French Greetings and Galician Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

French vs Galician Difficulty

The French vs Galician difficulty level basically depends on the number of French Alphabets and Galician Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare French and Galician are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in French and Galician, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn French is 24 weeks while to learn Galician time required is Not Available.

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