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Galician vs Belarusian


Belarusian vs Galician


Countries

Countries
Galicia  
Belarus, Poland  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Galicia  
Belarus, Gambia  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Poland  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine  

Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee  

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.
  
  • Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
  • Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
  

Similar To
Portuguese Language  
Russian and Ukrainian  

Derived From
Latin  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
23  
5
48  
28

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
6  
3

How Many Consonants
19  
9
39  
28

Scripts
Latin  
Cyrillic  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Greetings

Hello
Ola  
dobry dzień  

Thank You
Grazas  
Dziakuj  

How Are You?
Que tal estás?  
Jak vy ?  

Good Night
Boas noites  
Dabranač  

Good Evening
Boa tarde  
Dobry viečar  

Good Afternoon
Boa tarde  
dobry dzień  

Good Morning
Bos días  
Dobraj ranicy  

Please
Por favor  
Kali laska  

Sorry
Síntoo!  
Vybačajcie  

Bye
Adeus  
da pabačennia  

I Love You
Ámote  
JA liubliu ciabie  

Excuse Me
Perdoe!  
Vybačajcie  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Galician  
North-Eastern Belarusian  

Where They Speak
East Galicia  
North-East Belarus  

Dialect 2
Central Galician  
South-Western Belarusian  

Where They Speak
Central Galicia  
South-West Belarus  

Dialect 3
Western Galician  
Middle Belarusian  

Where They Speak
West Galicia  
Middle Belarus  

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
2.40 million  
99+
7.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
5.89 million  
26

Native Name
Galego  
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)  

Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego  
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian  

French Name
galicien  
biélorusse  

German Name
Galicisch  
Weißrussisch  

Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Belarusians  

History

Origin
c. 1175  
18th century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Slavic  

Branch
Not Available  
Eastern  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician  
Old East Slavic  

Standard Forms
Galician  
Belarusian  

Language Position
Not Available  
79  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
gl  
be  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
glg  
bel  

ISO 639 2/B
glg  
bel  

ISO 639 3
glg  
bel  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
gali1258  
bela1254  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab  
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Galician and Belarusian Language History

Comparison of Galician vs Belarusian language history gives us differences between origin of Galician and Belarusian language. History of Galician language states that this language originated in c. 1175 whereas history of Belarusian language states that this language originated in 18th century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Galician and Belarusian Language History.

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Galician and Belarusian Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Galician and Belarusian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Galician and Belarusian language. Galician word for "Hello" is Ola or Belarusian word for "Thank You" is Dziakuj. Find more of such common Galician Greetings and Belarusian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Galician vs Belarusian Difficulty

The Galician vs Belarusian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Galician Alphabets and Belarusian Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Galician and Belarusian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Galician and Belarusian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Galician is Not Available while to learn Belarusian time required is Not Available.

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