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Turkish vs Galician


Galician vs Turkish


Countries

Countries
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey  
Galicia  

Total No. Of Countries
11  
5
1  
14

National Language
Turkey  
Galicia  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Europe  

Minority Language
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Turkish Language Association  
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  

Interesting Facts
  • Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
  • Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern 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
Azerbaijani Language  
Portuguese Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
7  
4

How Many Consonants
21  
11
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
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Merhaba  
Ola  

Thank You
teşekkür ederim  
Grazas  

How Are You?
Nasılsın?  
Que tal estás?  

Good Night
İyi Geceler  
Boas noites  

Good Evening
İyi Akşamlar  
Boa tarde  

Good Afternoon
Tünaydın  
Boa tarde  

Good Morning
günaydın  
Bos días  

Please
lütfen  
Por favor  

Sorry
üzgünüm  
Síntoo!  

Bye
Hoşçakal  
Adeus  

I Love You
Seni seviyorum  
Ámote  

Excuse Me
Afedersiniz  
Perdoe!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Azerbaijani Turkish  
Eastern Galician  

Where They Speak
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey  
East Galicia  

How Many People Speak
26,000,000.00  
9
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Crimean Turkish  
Central Galician  

Where They Speak
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan  
Central Galicia  

How Many People Speak
480,000.00  
29
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Gagauz  
Western Galician  

Where They Speak
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine  
West Galicia  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
26
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
9  
9
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
75.00 million  
23
2.40 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.95 %  
21
Not Available  

Native Speakers
60.00 million  
20
2.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million  
18
Not Available  

Native Name
Türkçe  
Galego  

Alternative Names
Anatolian, Türkisch  
Galego, Gallego  

French Name
turc  
galicien  

German Name
Türkisch  
Galicisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈtyɾct͡ʃɛ]  
[ɡaˈleɣo]  

Ethnicity
Turkish  
Not Available  

History

Origin
c. 1350  
c. 1175  

Language Family
Turkic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Turkic  
Not Available  

Branch
Southwestern(Oghuz)  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)  
Galician  

Language Position
19  
17
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Turkish Sign Language  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
tr  
gl  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tur  
glg  

ISO 639 2/B
tur  
glg  

ISO 639 3
tur  
glg  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1301  
gali1258  

Linguasphere
44-AAB-a  
51-AAA-ab  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
Not Available  

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Turkish and Galician Language History

Comparison of Turkish vs Galician language history gives us differences between origin of Turkish and Galician language. History of Turkish language states that this language originated in c. 1350 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 Turkish and Galician Language History.

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

Turkish vs Galician Difficulty

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

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