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Galician vs Danish


Danish vs Galician


Countries

Countries
Galicia   
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
5   
10

National Language
Galicia   
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe, North America, South America   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America   

Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)   
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language 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.
  
  • Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
  • There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
  

Similar To
Portuguese Language   
Norwegian and Swedish   

Derived From
Latin   
Old Norse Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
23   
5
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
20   
17

How Many Consonants
19   
9
20   
10

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Ola   
Hallo   

Thank You
Grazas   
Mange tak   

How Are You?
Que tal estás?   
Hvordan har du det?   

Good Night
Boas noites   
God nat   

Good Evening
Boa tarde   
God aften   

Good Afternoon
Boa tarde   
God eftermiddag   

Good Morning
Bos días   
God morgen   

Please
Por favor   
Please   

Sorry
Síntoo!   
Undskyld!   

Bye
Adeus   
Farvel   

I Love You
Ámote   
Jeg elsker dig   

Excuse Me
Perdoe!   
Undskyld mig   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Galician   
Scanian   

Where They Speak
East Galicia   
Sweden   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
80,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Central Galician   
Jutlandic   

Where They Speak
Central Galicia   
Denmark   

Dialect 3
Western Galician   
Bornholmsk   

Where They Speak
West Galicia   
Island of Bornholm   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
2.40 million   
99+
5.50 million   
99+

Native Name
Galego   
dansk   

Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego   
Dansk, Rigsdansk   

French Name
galicien   
danois   

German Name
Galicisch   
Dänisch   

Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]   
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Danish people or Danes   

History

Origin
c. 1175   
c. 1100 AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician   
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish   

Standard Forms
Galician   
Rigsdansk   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Danish   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
gl   
da   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
glg   
dan   

ISO 639 2/B
glg   
dan   

ISO 639 3
glg   
dan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gali1258   
dani1284   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab   
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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Galician and Danish Language History

Comparison of Galician vs Danish language history gives us differences between origin of Galician and Danish language. History of Galician language states that this language originated in c. 1175 whereas history of Danish language states that this language originated in c. 1100 AD. 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 Danish Language History.

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Galician and Danish 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 Danish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Galician and Danish language. Galician word for "Hello" is Ola or Danish word for "Thank You" is Mange tak. Find more of such common Galician Greetings and Danish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Galician vs Danish Difficulty

The Galician vs Danish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Galician Alphabets and Danish 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 Danish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Galician and Danish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Galician is Not Available while to learn Danish time required is 24 weeks.

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