Countries
Galicia
  
South Africa
  
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 in
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
2.40 million
  
99+
20.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
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
  
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.
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.