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Danish vs Galician


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Countries

Countries
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council  
Galicia  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
1  
14

National Language
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland  
Galicia  

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

Speaking Continents
Europe, North America, South America  
Europe  

Minority Language
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)  
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  

Interesting Facts
  • Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
  • There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
  
  • 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 Swedish  
Portuguese Language  

Derived From
Old Norse Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
20  
17
7  
4

How Many Consonants
20  
10
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
28 weeks  
9

Greetings

Hello
Hallo  
Ola  

Thank You
Mange tak  
Grazas  

How Are You?
Hvordan har du det?  
Que tal estás?  

Good Night
God nat  
Boas noites  

Good Evening
God aften  
Boa tarde  

Good Afternoon
God eftermiddag  
Boa tarde  

Good Morning
God morgen  
Bos días  

Please
Please  
Por favor  

Sorry
Undskyld!  
Síntoo!  

Bye
Farvel  
Adeus  

I Love You
Jeg elsker dig  
Ámote  

Excuse Me
Undskyld mig  
Perdoe!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Scanian  
Eastern Galician  

Where They Speak
Sweden  
East Galicia  

How Many People Speak
80,000.00  
99+
2,700,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Jutlandic  
Central Galician  

Where They Speak
Denmark  
Central Galicia  

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

Dialect 3
Bornholmsk  
Western Galician  

Where They Speak
Island of Bornholm  
West Galicia  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.07 %  
99+
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
5.50 million  
99+
2.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
6.00 million  
99+
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
dansk  
Galego  

Alternative Names
Dansk, Rigsdansk  
Galego, Gallego  

French Name
danois  
galicien  

German Name
Dänisch  
Galicisch  

Pronunciation
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]  
[ɡaˈleɣo]  

Ethnicity
Danish people or Danes  
Galician people  

History

Origin
c. 1100 AD  
c. 1175  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Rigsdansk  
Galician  

Language Position
18  
16
46  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Danish  
Galician Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
da  
gl  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
dan  
glg  

ISO 639 2/B
dan  
glg  

ISO 639 3
dan  
glg  

ISO 639 6
dan  
glg  

Glottocode
dani1284  
gali1258  

Linguasphere
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj  
51-AAA-ab  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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Danish and Galician Language History

Comparison of Danish vs Galician language history gives us differences between origin of Danish and Galician language. History of Danish language states that this language originated in c. 1100 AD 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 Danish and Galician Language History.

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

Danish vs Galician Difficulty

The Danish vs Galician difficulty level basically depends on the number of Danish 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 Danish and Galician are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Danish and Galician, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Danish is 24 weeks while to learn Galician time required is 28 weeks.

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