Countries
Galicia
  
European Union, Ireland
  
National Language
Galicia
  
Ireland
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Ireland
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
United Kingdom
  
Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
  
Foras na Gaeilge
  
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.
  
- In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  
Similar To
Portuguese Language
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
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
  
Dia dhuit
  
Thank You
Grazas
  
Go raibh maith agat
  
How Are You?
Que tal estás?
  
Conas atá tú ?
  
Good Night
Boas noites
  
Oíche mhaith
  
Good Evening
Boa tarde
  
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Good Afternoon
Boa tarde
  
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Good Morning
Bos días
  
Dia dhuit ar maidin
  
Please
Por favor
  
le do thoil
  
Sorry
Síntoo!
  
Tá brón orm
  
Bye
Adeus
  
Slán
  
I Love You
Ámote
  
Is breá liom thú
  
Excuse Me
Perdoe!
  
Gabh mo leithscéal
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Galician
  
Connacht Irish
  
Where They Speak
East Galicia
  
Connacht
  
Dialect 2
Central Galician
  
Munster Irish
  
Where They Speak
Central Galicia
  
Munster
  
Dialect 3
Western Galician
  
Ulster Irish
  
Where They Speak
West Galicia
  
Ulster
  
How Many People Speak?
2.40 million
  
99+
1.79 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
2.40 million
  
99+
0.14 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
1.65 million
  
35
Native Name
Galego
  
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
  
Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego
  
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
  
French Name
galicien
  
irlandais moyen
  
German Name
Galicisch
  
Mittelirisch
  
Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]
  
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Irish people
  
Origin
c. 1175
  
c. 750
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Celtic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Goidelic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
  
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
  
Standard Forms
Galician
  
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Irish Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
gl
  
ga
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
glg
  
gle
  
ISO 639 2/B
glg
  
gle
  
ISO 639 3
glg
  
gle
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
gali1258
  
iris1253
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab
  
50-AAA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Galician and Irish Speaking population
Galician and Irish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Galician and Irish languages can be compared. The total count of Galician and Irish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Galician language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Irish 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 Irish on Galician vs Irish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Galician and Irish Language Codes
Galician and Irish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Galician and Irish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.