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
  
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 in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
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
  
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
How Many People Speak?
2.40 million
  
99+
1,200.00 million
  
1
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed English
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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