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Countries

Countries
Galicia  
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
32  
3

National Language
Galicia  
France  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Africa, Canada  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  

Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

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.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Portuguese Language  
Italian Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
23  
5
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
6  
3

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  
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Ola  
bonjour  

Thank You
Grazas  
Merci  

How Are You?
Que tal estás?  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
Boas noites  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
Boa tarde  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
Boa tarde  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
Bos días  
Bonjour  

Please
Por favor  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
Síntoo!  
désolé  

Bye
Adeus  
au revoir  

I Love You
Ámote  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
Perdoe!  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Galician  
Quebec French  

Where They Speak
East Galicia  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
6,200,000.00  
15

Dialect 2
Central Galician  
African French  

Where They Speak
Central Galicia  
Africa  

Dialect 3
Western Galician  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
West Galicia  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,800,000.00  
16

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
2.40 million  
99+
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
Not Available  
1.12 %  
17

Native Speakers
2.40 million  
99+
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
Galego  
français  

Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego  
Français  

French Name
galicien  
français  

German Name
Galicisch  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Not Available  

History

Origin
c. 1175  
9th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Romance  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician  
Old French, Middle French and French  

Standard Forms
Galician  
Standard French  

Language Position
Not Available  
13  
12

Signed Forms
Not Available  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
gl  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
glg  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
glg  
fre  

ISO 639 3
glg  
fra  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
fras  

Glottocode
gali1258  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Galician and French Language History

Comparison of Galician vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Galician and French language. History of Galician language states that this language originated in c. 1175 whereas history of French language states that this language originated in 9th 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 French Language History.

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

Galician vs French Difficulty

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

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