Countries
Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Galicia
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
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National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Galicia
Second Language
Spain
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
Interesting Facts
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
- 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
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Portuguese Language
Derived From
Latin
Latin
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2723
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
57
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2319
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
54
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks28 weeks
3
88
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Greetings
Hello
Hola
Ola
Thank You
Gràcies
Grazas
How Are You?
Com estàs?
Que tal estás?
Good Night
Bona nit
Boas noites
Good Evening
Bona nit
Boa tarde
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
Boa tarde
Good Morning
Bon dia
Bos días
Please
Sisplau
Por favor
Sorry
Perdó!
Síntoo!
Bye
Adéu
Adeus
I Love You
T'estimo
Ámote
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
Perdoe!
Dialects
Dialect 1
Caló
Eastern Galician
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
East Galicia
How Many People Speak
440,000.002,700,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Valencian
Central Galician
Where They Speak
Spain
Central Galicia
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.002,500,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Western Galician
Where They Speak
Spain
West Galicia
How Many People Speak
4,000,000.003,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
83
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million2.40 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.12 %0.05 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
4.10 million2.40 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million3.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
català
Galego
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
Galego, Gallego
French Name
catalan; valencien
galicien
German Name
Katalanisch
Galicisch
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
[ɡaˈleɣo]
Ethnicity
Catalan people
Galician people
History
Origin
c. 1028
c. 1175
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Romance
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Catalan
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Galician
Language Position
3246
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Galician Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Code
ISO 639 1
ca
gl
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
cat
glg
ISO 639 2/B
cat
glg
ISO 639 3
cat
glg
ISO 639 6
cat
glg
Glottocode
stan1289
gali1258
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
51-AAA-ab
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
-