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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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