Countries
Galicia
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
National Language
Galicia
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Spain
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
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.
- 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.
Similar To
Portuguese Language
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Alphabets in
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
How Are You?
Que tal estás?
Com estàs?
Good Night
Boas noites
Bona nit
Good Evening
Boa tarde
Bona nit
Good Afternoon
Boa tarde
Bona tarda
Good Morning
Bos días
Bon dia
I Love You
Ámote
T'estimo
Excuse Me
Perdoe!
Dispensi!
Dialect 1
Eastern Galician
Caló
Where They Speak
East Galicia
France, Portugal, Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Central Galician
Valencian
Where They Speak
Central Galicia
Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Western Galician
Ribagorçan
Where They Speak
West Galicia
Spain
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Galego
català
Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
galicien
catalan; valencien
German Name
Galicisch
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Not Available
Catalan people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Romance
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
Old Catalan
Standard Forms
Galician
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Catalan
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
gali1258
stan1289
Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab
51-AAA-e
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Galician and Catalan 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 Catalan dialects. Various dialects of Galician and Catalan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Galician are spoken in different Galician Speaking Countries whereas Catalan Dialects are spoken in different Catalan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Galician vs Catalan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician, Central Galician. Catalan dialects include: Caló , Valencian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Galician and Catalan Speaking population
Galician and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Galician and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Galician and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Galician language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Catalan 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 Catalan on Galician vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Galician and Catalan Language Codes
Galician and Catalan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Galician and Catalan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
