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Sinhalese and Galician


Galician and Sinhalese


Countries

Countries
Sri Lanka   
Galicia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Sri Lanka   
Galicia   

Second Language
Sri Lanka   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)   
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)   

Interesting Facts
  • In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
  • Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
  
  • 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
Maldivian Language   
Portuguese Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
54   
33
23   
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
18   
15
7   
4

How Many Consonants
36   
26
19   
9

Scripts
Sinhala alphabet   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
හලෝ (halō)   
Ola   

Thank You
ඔබට ස්තුතියි (obaṭa stutiyi)   
Grazas   

How Are You?
ඔබ කොහොමද (oba kohomada)   
Que tal estás?   

Good Night
සුභ රාත්රියක් (subha rātriyak)   
Boas noites   

Good Evening
සුබ සැන්දෑවක් (suba sændǣvak)   
Boa tarde   

Good Afternoon
සුභ සන්ධ්යාවක් (subha sandhyāvak)   
Boa tarde   

Good Morning
සුභ උදෑසනක් (subha udǣsanak)   
Bos días   

Please
කරුණාකර (karuṇākara)   
Por favor   

Sorry
සමාවන්න (samāvanna)   
Síntoo!   

Bye
බායි (bāyi)   
Adeus   

I Love You
මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි (mama oyāṭa ādareyi)   
Ámote   

Excuse Me
මට සමාවෙන්න (maṭa samāvenna)   
Perdoe!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Vedda   
Eastern Galician   

Where They Speak
Sri Lanka   
East Galicia   

Dialect 2
Not Available   
Central Galician   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Central Galicia   

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Western Galician   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
West Galicia   

Total No. Of Dialects
1   
1
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
16.00 million   
99+
2.40 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.25 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
16.00 million   
39
2.40 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
2.00 million   
34
Not Available   

Native Name
සිංහල (sĩhala)   
Galego   

Alternative Names
Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala   
Galego, Gallego   

French Name
singhalais   
galicien   

German Name
Singhalesisch   
Galicisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ɡaˈleɣo]   

Ethnicity
Sinhalese people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
3   
c. 1175   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Sinhalese Prakrit   
Medieval Galician   

Standard Forms
Modern Sinhalese   
Galician   

Language Position
70   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
si   
gl   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sin   
glg   

ISO 639 2/B
sin   
glg   

ISO 639 3
sin   
glg   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
sinh1246   
gali1258   

Linguasphere
No data available   
51-AAA-ab   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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All Sinhalese 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 Sinhalese and Galician dialects. Various dialects of Sinhalese and Galician language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Sinhalese are spoken in different Sinhalese Speaking Countries whereas Galician Dialects are spoken in different Galician speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Sinhalese vs Galician Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Sinhalese dialects include: Vedda, Not Available. Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician , Central Galician. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Sinhalese and Galician Speaking population

Sinhalese and Galician speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sinhalese and Galician languages can be compared. The total count of Sinhalese and Galician Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sinhalese language is 0.25 % 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 Sinhalese and Galician on Sinhalese vs Galician where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sinhalese and Galician Language Codes

Sinhalese and Galician language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Sinhalese and Galician Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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