Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Galicia
National Language
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Galicia
Second Language
South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Europe
Minority Language
France, Germany, Indonesia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
Interesting Facts
- Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
- There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
- 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
German and English Languages
Portuguese Language
Alphabets in
Dutch-Alphabets.jpg#200
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
dankjewel
Grazas
How Are You?
hoe gaat het met je?
Que tal estás?
Good Night
goede Nacht
Boas noites
Good Evening
goedenavond
Boa tarde
Good Afternoon
goedemiddag
Boa tarde
Good Morning
goedemorgen
Bos días
Please
alsjeblieft
Por favor
I Love You
Ik hou van jou
Ámote
Dialect 1
Gronings
Eastern Galician
Where They Speak
Netherlands
East Galicia
Dialect 2
Low Saxon
Central Galician
Where They Speak
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
Central Galicia
Dialect 3
Limburgian
Western Galician
Where They Speak
Belgium, Netherlands
West Galicia
Native Name
Nederlands
Galego
Alternative Names
Hollands, Nederlands
Galego, Gallego
French Name
néerlandais; flamand
galicien
German Name
Niederländisch
Galicisch
Pronunciation
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]
[ɡaˈleɣo]
Ethnicity
Dutch people
Galician people
Origin
AD 450-500
c. 1175
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Standard Dutch
Galician
Signed Forms
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)
Galician Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
mode1257
gali1258
Linguasphere
52-ACB-a
51-AAA-ab
Language Type
Historical
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
-
All Dutch 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 Dutch and Galician dialects. Various dialects of Dutch and Galician language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Dutch are spoken in different Dutch Speaking Countries whereas Galician Dialects are spoken in different Galician speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Dutch vs Galician Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Dutch dialects include: Gronings, Low Saxon. Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician , Central Galician. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Dutch and Galician Speaking population
Dutch and Galician speaking population is one of the factors based on which Dutch and Galician languages can be compared. The total count of Dutch and Galician Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Dutch language is 0.32 % 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 Dutch and Galician on Dutch vs Galician where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Dutch and Galician Language Codes
Dutch and Galician language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Dutch and Galician Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.