Swahili and Galician
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Galicia
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Galicia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- 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
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Portuguese Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
How Are You?
Habari gani?
Que tal estás?
Good Night
Usiku mwema
Boas noites
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
Boa tarde
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
Boa tarde
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
Bos días
Please
tafadhali
Por favor
I Love You
nakupenda
Ámote
Excuse Me
Samahani
Perdoe!
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Eastern Galician
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
East Galicia
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Central Galician
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Central Galicia
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Western Galician
Where They Speak
Kilwa
West Galicia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
Galego
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Galego, Gallego
French Name
swahili
galicien
German Name
Swahili
Galicisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ɡaˈleɣo]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Not Available
Origin
6th century
c. 1175
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Swahili
Galician
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
swah1254
gali1258
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
51-AAA-ab
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Swahili 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 Swahili and Galician dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Galician language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Galician Dialects are spoken in different Galician speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Galician Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician , Central Galician. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Swahili and Galician Speaking population
Swahili and Galician speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Galician languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Galician Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available 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 Swahili and Galician on Swahili vs Galician where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Galician Language Codes
Swahili and Galician language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Galician Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.