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Italian vs Galician


Galician vs Italian


Countries

Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City   
Galicia   

Total No. Of Countries
7   
8
1   
14

National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City   
Galicia   

Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)   
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)   

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
  • 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
French and Portuguese Languages   
Portuguese Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
23   
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
16   
6
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
ciao   
Ola   

Thank You
grazie   
Grazas   

How Are You?
Come stai?   
Que tal estás?   

Good Night
buonanotte   
Boas noites   

Good Evening
buonasera   
Boa tarde   

Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio   
Boa tarde   

Good Morning
buongiorno   
Bos días   

Please
Per Favore   
Por favor   

Sorry
scusate   
Síntoo!   

Bye
arrivederci   
Adeus   

I Love You
Ti amo   
Ámote   

Excuse Me
Scusami   
Perdoe!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Romanesco   
Eastern Galician   

Where They Speak
Lazio   
East Galicia   

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00   
21
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Central Italian   
Central Galician   

Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria   
Central Galicia   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
14
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Tuscan   
Western Galician   

Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria   
West Galicia   

Total No. Of Dialects
15   
14
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million   
21
2.40 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.90 %   
22
Not Available   

Native Speakers
64.00 million   
18
2.40 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million   
20
Not Available   

Native Name
Italiano   
Galego   

Alternative Names
Italiano   
Galego, Gallego   

French Name
italien   
galicien   

German Name
Italienisch   
Galicisch   

Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]   
[ɡaˈleɣo]   

Ethnicity
Italians   
Not Available   

History

Origin
960 BC   
c. 1175   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Medieval Galician   

Standard Forms
Italian   
Galician   

Language Position
27   
23
Not Available   

Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
it   
gl   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ita   
glg   

ISO 639 2/B
ita   
glg   

ISO 639 3
ita   
glg   

ISO 639 6
itas   
Not Available   

Glottocode
ital1282   
gali1258   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-q   
51-AAA-ab   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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Italian and Galician Language History

Comparison of Italian vs Galician language history gives us differences between origin of Italian and Galician language. History of Italian language states that this language originated in 960 BC whereas history of Galician language states that this language originated in c. 1175. 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 Italian and Galician Language History.

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

Italian vs Galician Difficulty

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

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