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Galician and Greek


Greek and Galician


Countries

Countries
Galicia   
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
Galicia   
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Roman Empire   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)   
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   

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.
  
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  

Similar To
Portuguese Language   
Armenian   

Derived From
Latin   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
23   
5
24   
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
7   
4

How Many Consonants
19   
9
17   
7

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic, Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Ola   
γεια σας (geia sas)   

Thank You
Grazas   
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   

How Are You?
Que tal estás?   
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   

Good Night
Boas noites   
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   

Good Evening
Boa tarde   
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   

Good Afternoon
Boa tarde   
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   

Good Morning
Bos días   
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   

Please
Por favor   
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   

Sorry
Síntoo!   
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   

Bye
Adeus   
αντίο (antío)   

I Love You
Ámote   
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   

Excuse Me
Perdoe!   
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Galician   
Cappadocian Greek   

Where They Speak
East Galicia   
Greece   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,800.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Central Galician   
Griko   

Where They Speak
Central Galicia   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
50,000.00   
38

Dialect 3
Western Galician   
Mariupol   

Where They Speak
West Galicia   
Ukraine   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
25   
21

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.18 %   
99+

Native Speakers
2.40 million   
99+
13.00 million   
99+

Native Name
Galego   
ελληνικά   

Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego   
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   

French Name
galicien   
grec moderne (après 1453)   

German Name
Galicisch   
Neugriechisch   

Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]   
[eliniˈka]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Greeks or Hellenes   

History

Origin
c. 1175   
1500 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Hellenic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician   
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   

Standard Forms
Galician   
Modern Greek   

Language Position
Not Available   
74   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Greek Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
gl   
el   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
glg   
ell   

ISO 639 2/B
glg   
gre   

ISO 639 3
glg   
ell   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
ells   

Glottocode
gali1258   
gree1276   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab   
56-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Galician and Greek Speaking population

Galician and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Galician and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Galician and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Galician language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Galician vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Galician and Greek Language Codes

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

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