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Galician and Albanian


Albanian and Galician


Countries

Countries
Galicia   
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Galicia   
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania   

Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)   
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana   

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
    •   

Similar To
Portuguese Language   
Romanian   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
23   
5
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
7   
4

How Many Consonants
19   
9
29   
19

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Ola   
Përshëndetje   

Thank You
Grazas   
Ju faleminderit   

How Are You?
Que tal estás?   
Si jeni?   

Good Night
Boas noites   
natën e mirë   

Good Evening
Boa tarde   
mirëmbrëma   

Good Afternoon
Boa tarde   
mirëdita   

Good Morning
Bos días   
mirëmengjes   

Please
Por favor   
Ju lutem   

Sorry
Síntoo!   
Me fal   

Bye
Adeus   
mirupafshim   

I Love You
Ámote   
unë e dua ju   

Excuse Me
Perdoe!   
Më falni   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Galician   
Gheg Albanian   

Where They Speak
East Galicia   
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
3,400,000.00   
20

Dialect 2
Central Galician   
Tosk Albanian   

Where They Speak
Central Galicia   
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,800,000.00   
20

Dialect 3
Western Galician   
Arbëresh   

Where They Speak
West Galicia   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
100,000.00   
28

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
2.40 million   
99+
3.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
3.60 million   
31

Native Name
Galego   
shqip / gjuha shqipe   

Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego   
Not Available   

French Name
galicien   
albanais   

German Name
Galicisch   
Albanisch   

Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]   
[ʃcip]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Albanians   

History

Origin
c. 1175   
1462 AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician   
Old Albanian   

Standard Forms
Galician   
Standard Albanian   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
gl   
sq   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
glg   
sqi   

ISO 639 2/B
glg   
alb   

ISO 639 3
glg   
sqi   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gali1258   
alba1267   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab   
55-AAA-aaa   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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

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Galician and Albanian Speaking population

Galician and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Galician and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Galician and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Galician language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian 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 Galician and Albanian on Galician vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Galician and Albanian Language Codes

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

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