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Portuguese and Galician


Countries

Countries
Galicia   
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
10   
6

National Language
Galicia   
Portugal   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
United States of America   

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

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America   

Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)   
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras   

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.
  
  • Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
  • The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
  

Similar To
Portuguese Language   
Spanish and Galician Languages   

Derived From
Latin   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
23   
5
23   
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
9   
6

How Many Consonants
19   
9
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
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   
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Ola   
Olá   

Thank You
Grazas   
obrigado   

How Are You?
Que tal estás?   
Como você está?   

Good Night
Boas noites   
boa noite   

Good Evening
Boa tarde   
boa Noite   

Good Afternoon
Boa tarde   
boa Tarde   

Good Morning
Bos días   
bom Dia   

Please
Por favor   
Por Favor   

Sorry
Síntoo!   
pesaroso   

Bye
Adeus   
tchau   

I Love You
Ámote   
Eu te amo   

Excuse Me
Perdoe!   
desculpe me   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Galician   
Brazilian Portuguese   

Where They Speak
East Galicia   
Brazil   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
204,000,000.00   
4

Dialect 2
Central Galician   
European Portuguese   

Where They Speak
Central Galicia   
Portugal   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
10,000,000.00   
9

Dialect 3
Western Galician   
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole   

Where They Speak
West Galicia   
Daman and Diu   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
4,000.00   
36

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
26   
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
2.40 million   
99+
231.00 million   
7

Speaking Population
Not Available   
3.27 %   
7

Native Speakers
2.40 million   
99+
216.00 million   
5

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
15.00 million   
18

Native Name
Galego   
Português   

Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego   
Português   

French Name
galicien   
portugais   

German Name
Galicisch   
Portugiesisch   

Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]   
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Portuguese people or portugueses   

History

Origin
c. 1175   
3rd Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician   
Medieval Galician   

Standard Forms
Galician   
Portuguese   

Language Position
Not Available   
6   
6

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Portuguese   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
gl   
pt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
glg   
por   

ISO 639 2/B
glg   
por   

ISO 639 3
glg   
por   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gali1258   
port1283   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab   
51-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Galician and Portuguese Speaking population

Galician and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Galician and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Galician and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Galician language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. 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 Portuguese on Galician vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Galician and Portuguese Language Codes

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

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