Countries
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
Galicia
National Language
Germany
Galicia
Second Language
North Dakota, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Council for German Orthography
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
Interesting Facts
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
- 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.
Similar To
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Portuguese Language
Derived From
Albanian Languages
Latin
Alphabets in
German-Alphabets.jpg#200
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
How Are You?
Wie geht es dir?
Que tal estás?
Good Night
gute Nacht
Boas noites
Good Evening
guten Abend
Boa tarde
Good Afternoon
guten Tag
Boa tarde
Good Morning
guten Morgen
Bos días
I Love You
Ich liebe dich
Ámote
Excuse Me
Entschuldigung
Perdoe!
Dialect 1
Swiss German
Eastern Galician
Where They Speak
Switzerland
East Galicia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Swabian German
Central Galician
Where They Speak
Germany
Central Galicia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Texas German
Western Galician
Where They Speak
Texas
West Galicia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Deutsch
Galego
Alternative Names
Deutsch, Tedesco
Galego, Gallego
French Name
allemand
galicien
German Name
Deutsch
Galicisch
Pronunciation
[ˈdɔʏtʃ]
[ɡaˈleɣo]
Ethnicity
Germans
Not Available
Origin
6th Century AD
c. 1175
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Not Available
Branch
Western
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
German Standard German, Swiss Standard German and Austrian Standard German
Galician
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed German
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
deus
Not Available
Glottocode
high1287, uppe1397
gali1258
Linguasphere
52-ACB–dl & -dm
51-AAA-ab
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb, Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available
All German and Galician Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all German and Galician dialects. Various dialects of German and Galician language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of German are spoken in different German Speaking Countries whereas Galician Dialects are spoken in different Galician speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking German vs Galician Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the German dialects include: Swiss German, Swabian German. Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician , Central Galician. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
German and Galician Speaking population
German and Galician speaking population is one of the factors based on which German and Galician languages can be compared. The total count of German and Galician Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking German language is 1.39 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Galician language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak German and Galician on German vs Galician where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
German and Galician Language Codes
German and Galician language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. German and Galician Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.