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Swedish vs Galician


Galician vs Swedish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden   
Galicia   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
Sweden   
Galicia   

Second Language
Finland   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council   
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)   

Interesting Facts
  • In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
  • Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  
  • 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
Norwegian and Danish Language   
Portuguese Language   

Derived From
Old Norse Language   
Latin   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200   
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
29   
11
23   
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
7   
4

How Many Consonants
18   
8
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
hej   
Ola   

Thank You
tacka dig   
Grazas   

How Are You?
hur mår du   
Que tal estás?   

Good Night
godnatt   
Boas noites   

Good Evening
god kväll   
Boa tarde   

Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag   
Boa tarde   

Good Morning
god morgon   
Bos días   

Please
vänligen   
Por favor   

Sorry
ledsen   
Síntoo!   

Bye
hej då   
Adeus   

I Love You
jag älskar dig   
Ámote   

Excuse Me
ursäkta mig   
Perdoe!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Dialects   
Eastern Galician   

Where They Speak
Gabon   
East Galicia   

How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00   
6
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Dialects   
Central Galician   

Where They Speak
Georgia   
Central Galicia   

How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00   
2
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Dialects   
Western Galician   

Where They Speak
France   
West Galicia   

How Many People Speak
96,000,000.00   
1
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
79   
33
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.70 million   
99+
2.40 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million   
29
Not Available   

Native Name
Svenska   
Galego   

Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska   
Galego, Gallego   

French Name
suédois   
galicien   

German Name
Schwedisch   
Galicisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]   
[ɡaˈleɣo]   

Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes   
Not Available   

History

Origin
13th Century   
c. 1175   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Germanic   
Not Available   

Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Swedish   
Medieval Galician   

Standard Forms
Standard Swedish   
Galician   

Language Position
89   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sv   
gl   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
swe   
glg   

ISO 639 2/B
swe   
glg   

ISO 639 3
swe   
glg   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
swed1254   
gali1258   

Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw   
51-AAA-ab   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Swedish and Galician Language History

Comparison of Swedish vs Galician language history gives us differences between origin of Swedish and Galician language. History of Swedish language states that this language originated in 13th Century 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 Swedish and Galician Language History.

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

Swedish vs Galician Difficulty

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

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