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Galician and Chinese


Countries

Countries
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan  
Galicia  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

National Language
China, Taiwan  
Galicia  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Indonesia, Malaysia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council  
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  

Interesting Facts
  • Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
  • In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
  
  • 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
Japanese and Korean Languages  
Portuguese Language  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
24  
19
7  
4

How Many Consonants
23  
13
19  
9

Scripts
Chinese Characters and derivatives  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
28 weeks  
9

Greetings

Hello
您好 (Nín hǎo)  
Ola  

Thank You
谢谢 (Xièxiè)  
Grazas  

How Are You?
你好吗? (Nǐ hǎo ma?)  
Que tal estás?  

Good Night
晚安 (Wǎn'ān)  
Boas noites  

Good Evening
晚上好 (Wǎnshàng hǎo)  
Boa tarde  

Good Afternoon
下午好 (Xiàwǔ hǎo)  
Boa tarde  

Good Morning
早安 (Zǎo ān)  
Bos días  

Please
请 (Qǐng)  
Por favor  

Sorry
遗憾 (Yíhàn)  
Síntoo!  

Bye
再见 (Zàijiàn)  
Adeus  

I Love You
我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)  
Ámote  

Excuse Me
劳驾 (Láojià)  
Perdoe!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Mandarin  
Eastern Galician  

Where They Speak
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan  
East Galicia  

How Many People Speak
960,000,000.00  
1
2,700,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Wu  
Central Galician  

Where They Speak
China, United States of America  
Central Galicia  

How Many People Speak
80,000,000.00  
6
2,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Yue  
Western Galician  

Where They Speak
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam  
West Galicia  

How Many People Speak
60,000,000.00  
12
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1,051.00 million  
2
2.40 million  
99+

Speaking Population
16.00 %  
2
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
873.00 million  
1
2.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
178.00 million  
3
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
中文 (zhōngwén)  
Galego  

Alternative Names
Zhongwen, Hanyu  
Galego, Gallego  

French Name
chinois  
galicien  

German Name
Chinesisch  
Galicisch  

Pronunciation
[ʈʂʰíŋ] [huà]  
[ɡaˈleɣo]  

Ethnicity
Han  
Galician people  

History

Origin
1250 BC  
c. 1175  

Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Standard Chinese  
Galician  

Language Position
1  
1
46  
99+

Signed Forms
Wenfa Shouyu 文法手語 ("Grammatical Sign Language", Signed Mandarin (Taiwan))  
Galician Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
zh  
gl  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
zho  
glg  

ISO 639 2/B
chi  
glg  

ISO 639 3
zho  
glg  

ISO 639 6
zho  
glg  

Glottocode
sini1245  
gali1258  

Linguasphere
79-AAA  
51-AAA-ab  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
-  

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All Chinese 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 Chinese and Galician dialects. Various dialects of Chinese and Galician language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Chinese are spoken in different Chinese Speaking Countries whereas Galician Dialects are spoken in different Galician speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Chinese vs Galician Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Chinese dialects include: Mandarin, Wu. Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician , Central Galician. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Chinese and Galician Speaking population

Chinese and Galician speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chinese and Galician languages can be compared. The total count of Chinese and Galician Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chinese language is 16.00 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Galician language is 0.05 %. 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 Chinese and Galician on Chinese vs Galician where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Chinese and Galician Language Codes

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

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