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English and Galician


Countries

Countries
Galicia   
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   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
33   
2

National Language
Galicia   
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   

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

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

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
South Africa   

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

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.
  
  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  

Similar To
Portuguese Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Latin   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
23   
5
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
19   
9
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
7   
6

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
6 weeks   
3

Greetings

Hello
Ola   
Hello   

Thank You
Grazas   
Thank you   

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

Good Night
Boas noites   
Good Night   

Good Evening
Boa tarde   
Good Evening   

Good Afternoon
Boa tarde   
Good Afternoon   

Good Morning
Bos días   
Good Morning   

Please
Por favor   
Please   

Sorry
Síntoo!   
Sorry   

Bye
Adeus   
Bye   

I Love You
Ámote   
I love you   

Excuse Me
Perdoe!   
Excuse Me   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Galician   
American English   

Where They Speak
East Galicia   
United States of America   

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

Dialect 2
Central Galician   
Hiberno-English   

Where They Speak
Central Galicia   
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom   

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

Dialect 3
Western Galician   
Welsh English   

Where They Speak
West Galicia   
United Kingdom   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
188   
34

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
5.43 %   
4

Native Speakers
2.40 million   
99+
400.00 million   
3

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
400.00 million   
1

Native Name
Galego   
English   

Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego   
Not Available   

French Name
galicien   
anglais   

German Name
Galicisch   
Englisch   

Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]   
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Not Available   

History

Origin
c. 1175   
5th Century 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 English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English   

Standard Forms
Galician   
Standard English   

Language Position
Not Available   
3   
3

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed English   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
gl   
en   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
glg   
eng   

ISO 639 2/B
glg   
eng   

ISO 639 3
glg   
eng   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
engs   

Glottocode
gali1258   
stan1293   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab   
52-ABA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

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

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

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Galician and English Speaking population

Galician and English speaking population is one of the factors based on which Galician and English languages can be compared. The total count of Galician and English Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Galician language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking English language is 5.43 %. 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 English on Galician vs English where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Galician and English Language Codes

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

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