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Galician and Xhosa


Xhosa and Galician


Countries

Countries
Galicia   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Galicia   
South Africa   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Lesotho, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Africa   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Botswana, Lesotho   

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.
  
  • Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
  • The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
  

Similar To
Portuguese Language   
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele   

Derived From
Latin   
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
23   
5
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
10   
7

How Many Consonants
19   
9
43   
32

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Ola   
Molo   

Thank You
Grazas   
Ndiyabulela   

How Are You?
Que tal estás?   
Unjani   

Good Night
Boas noites   
Ulale kakuhle   

Good Evening
Boa tarde   
Ubusuku obuhle   

Good Afternoon
Boa tarde   
Uben' emva kwemini entle   

Good Morning
Bos días   
Molo   

Please
Por favor   
Ndicela   

Sorry
Síntoo!   
Ndicela uxolo   

Bye
Adeus   
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle   

I Love You
Ámote   
Ndiyakuthanda   

Excuse Me
Perdoe!   
Uxolo   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Galician   
Gcaleka   

Where They Speak
East Galicia   
South Africa   

Dialect 2
Central Galician   
Thembu   

Where They Speak
Central Galicia   
South Africa   

Dialect 3
Western Galician   
Hlubi   

Where They Speak
West Galicia   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
9   
9

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
2.40 million   
99+
8.20 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
11.00 million   
21

Native Name
Galego   
isiXhosa   

Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego   
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa   

French Name
galicien   
xhosa   

German Name
Galicisch   
Xhosa-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
amaXhosa, amaBhaca   

History

Origin
c. 1175   
16th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Benue-Congo   

Branch
Not Available   
Bantu   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Galician   
isiXhosa   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Xhosa   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
gl   
xh   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
glg   
xho   

ISO 639 2/B
glg   
xho   

ISO 639 3
glg   
xho   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gali1258   
xhos1239   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab   
99-AUT-fa   

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

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Galician and Xhosa Speaking population

Galician and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Galician and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Galician and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Galician language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Xhosa on Galician vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Galician and Xhosa Language Codes

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

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