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Polish vs Galician


Galician vs Polish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Poland   
Galicia   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Poland   
Galicia   

Second Language
Belarus, Czech Republic, England, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ukraine   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego)   
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)   

Interesting Facts
  • Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
  • The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.
  
  • 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
Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages   
Portuguese Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32   
14
23   
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
7   
4

How Many Consonants
23   
13
19   
9

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
cześć   
Ola   

Thank You
dziękuję   
Grazas   

How Are You?
Jak się masz?   
Que tal estás?   

Good Night
dobranoc   
Boas noites   

Good Evening
dobry wieczór   
Boa tarde   

Good Afternoon
dzień dobry   
Boa tarde   

Good Morning
Dzień dobry   
Bos días   

Please
proszę   
Por favor   

Sorry
Przepraszam   
Síntoo!   

Bye
do widzenia   
Adeus   

I Love You
kocham Cię   
Ámote   

Excuse Me
przepraszam   
Perdoe!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kashubian   
Eastern Galician   

Where They Speak
Poland   
East Galicia   

How Many People Speak
108,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Masovian   
Central Galician   

Where They Speak
Poland   
Central Galicia   

Dialect 3
Silesian   
Western Galician   

Where They Speak
Czech Republic, Poland   
West Galicia   

How Many People Speak
510,000.00   
22
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
34   
27
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million   
31
2.40 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.61 %   
25
Not Available   

Native Speakers
40.00 million   
24
2.40 million   
99+

Native Name
Polski   
Galego   

Alternative Names
Polnisch, Polski   
Galego, Gallego   

French Name
polonais   
galicien   

German Name
Polnisch   
Galicisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈpɔlski]   
[ɡaˈleɣo]   

Ethnicity
Poles   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1270   
c. 1175   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Slavic   
Not Available   

Branch
Western   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Polish and Middle Polish   
Medieval Galician   

Standard Forms
Polish   
Galician   

Language Position
24   
20
Not Available   

Signed Forms
System Językowo-Migowy (SJM) (Signed Polish)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
pl   
gl   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pol   
glg   

ISO 639 2/B
pol   
glg   

ISO 639 3
pol   
glg   

ISO 639 6
pols   
Not Available   

Glottocode
poli1260   
gali1258   

Linguasphere
53-AAA-cc   
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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Polish and Galician Language History

Comparison of Polish vs Galician language history gives us differences between origin of Polish and Galician language. History of Polish language states that this language originated in 1270 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 Polish and Galician Language History.

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

Polish vs Galician Difficulty

The Polish vs Galician difficulty level basically depends on the number of Polish 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 Polish and Galician are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Polish and Galician, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Polish is 44 weeks while to learn Galician time required is Not Available.

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