Galician and Welsh
National Language
Galicia
Wales
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Argentina, United Kingdom
Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
Welsh Language Commissioner
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.
- One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
- Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
Similar To
Portuguese Language
English Language
Derived From
Latin
British Language
Alphabets in
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Welsh-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
How Are You?
Que tal estás?
Sut ydych chi?
Good Night
Boas noites
Nos da
Good Evening
Boa tarde
Noswaith dda
Good Afternoon
Boa tarde
P'nawn da
Good Morning
Bos días
Bore da
Please
Por favor
os gwelwch yn dda
Sorry
Síntoo!
Mae'n ddrwg gennym
I Love You
Ámote
Dw i'n dy garu di
Excuse Me
Perdoe!
Esgusodwch fi
Dialect 1
Eastern Galician
Patagonian Welsh
Where They Speak
East Galicia
Argentina
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Central Galician
Y Wyndodeg
Where They Speak
Central Galicia
Gwynedd
Dialect 3
Western Galician
Y Bowyseg
Where They Speak
West Galicia
Powys
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
Galego
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg
Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego
Cymraeg
French Name
galicien
gallois
German Name
Galicisch
Kymrisch
Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Welsh people
Origin
c. 1175
9th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Celtic
Branch
Not Available
Brythonic
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh
Standard Forms
Galician
Welsh
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
gali1258
wels1247
Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab
50-ABA
Language Type
Living
Historical
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
All Galician and Welsh 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 Welsh dialects. Various dialects of Galician and Welsh language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Galician are spoken in different Galician Speaking Countries whereas Welsh Dialects are spoken in different Welsh speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Galician vs Welsh Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician, Central Galician. Welsh dialects include: Patagonian Welsh , Y Wyndodeg. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Galician and Welsh Speaking population
Galician and Welsh speaking population is one of the factors based on which Galician and Welsh languages can be compared. The total count of Galician and Welsh Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Galician language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Welsh 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 Welsh on Galician vs Welsh where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Galician and Welsh Language Codes
Galician and Welsh language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Galician and Welsh Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.