Countries
Galicia
  
Japan
  
National Language
Galicia
  
Japan
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia, Pacific
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Palau
  
Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
  
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
  
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.
  
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
Similar To
Portuguese Language
  
Korean Language
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Kana
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Ola
  
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
  
Thank You
Grazas
  
ありがとう (Arigatō)
  
How Are You?
Que tal estás?
  
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
  
Good Night
Boas noites
  
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
  
Good Evening
Boa tarde
  
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
  
Good Afternoon
Boa tarde
  
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
  
Good Morning
Bos días
  
おはよう (Ohayō)
  
Please
Por favor
  
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
  
Sorry
Síntoo!
  
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
  
Bye
Adeus
  
さようなら (Sayōnara)
  
I Love You
Ámote
  
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
  
Excuse Me
Perdoe!
  
すみません (Sumimasen)
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Galician
  
Sanuki
  
Where They Speak
East Galicia
  
Kagawa
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,000,000.00
  
28
Dialect 2
Central Galician
  
Hakata
  
Where They Speak
Central Galicia
  
Fukuoka
  
Dialect 3
Western Galician
  
Kansai
  
Where They Speak
West Galicia
  
kansai
  
How Many People Speak?
2.40 million
  
99+
128.00 million
  
14
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
2.40 million
  
99+
128.00 million
  
9
Native Name
Galego
  
日本語
  
Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego
  
Not Available
  
French Name
galicien
  
japonais
  
German Name
Galicisch
  
Japanisch
  
Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]
  
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Japanese (Yamato)
  
Origin
c. 1175
  
1185
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Japonic Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
  
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
  
Standard Forms
Galician
  
Japanese
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Japanese
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
gl
  
ja
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
glg
  
jpn
  
ISO 639 2/B
glg
  
jpn
  
ISO 639 3
glg
  
jpn
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
gali1258
  
nucl1643
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab
  
45-CAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Agglutinative, Synthetic
  
Galician and Japanese 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 Japanese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Galician and Japanese language. Galician word for "Hello" is Ola or Japanese word for "Thank You" is ありがとう (Arigatō). Find more of such common Galician Greetings and Japanese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Galician vs Japanese Difficulty
The Galician vs Japanese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Galician Alphabets and Japanese 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 Japanese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Galician and Japanese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Galician is Not Available while to learn Japanese time required is 88 weeks.