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Countries

Countries

Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Galicia

Total No. Of Countries

331
0 46
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National Language

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Galicia

Second Language

India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Europe

Minority Language

South Africa
Not spoken in any of the countries

Regulated By

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Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)

Interesting Facts

  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  • 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

Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German Languages
Portuguese Language

Derived From

Latin
Latin

Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

2623
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

57
0 32
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How Many Consonants

2119
9 60
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Scripts

Latin
Latin

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

74
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

6 weeks28 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

Hello
Ola

Thank You

Thank you
Grazas

How Are You?

How are you?
Que tal estás?

Good Night

Good Night
Boas noites

Good Evening

Good Evening
Boa tarde

Good Afternoon

Good Afternoon
Boa tarde

Good Morning

Good Morning
Bos días

Please

Please
Por favor

Sorry

Sorry
Síntoo!

Bye

Bye
Adeus

I Love You

I love you
Ámote

Excuse Me

Excuse Me
Perdoe!

Dialects

Dialect 1

American English
Eastern Galician

Where They Speak

United States of America
East Galicia

How Many People Speak

225,000,000.002,700,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Hiberno-English
Central Galician

Where They Speak

Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Central Galicia

How Many People Speak

4,500,000.002,500,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Welsh English
Western Galician

Where They Speak

United Kingdom
West Galicia

How Many People Speak

2,500,000.003,000,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

1883
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

1,200.00 million2.40 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

5.43 %0.05 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

400.00 million2.40 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

400.00 million3.00 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

English
Galego

Alternative Names

English
Galego, Gallego

French Name

anglais
galicien

German Name

Englisch
Galicisch

Pronunciation

/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
[ɡaˈleɣo]

Ethnicity

English people
Galician people

History

Origin

5th Century AD
c. 1175

Language Family

Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family

Subgroup

-
-

Branch

-
-

Language Forms

Early Forms

Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Medieval Galician

Standard Forms

Standard English
Galician

Language Position

346
1 120
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Signed Forms

Signed English
Galician Sign Language

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

en
gl

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

eng
glg

ISO 639 2/B

eng
glg

ISO 639 3

eng
glg

ISO 639 6

engs
glg

Glottocode

stan1293
gali1258

Linguasphere

52-ABA
51-AAA-ab

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Verb-Object
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Language Morphological Typology

Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
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English and Galician Alphabets

English and Galician Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in English and Galician. In English Alphabets there are 26 letters while in Galician Alphabets there are 23 letters. To learn English and Galician languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of English and Galician languages. The English phonology consist English vowels and English consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at English greetings vs Galician greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether English and Galician are Most Spoken Languages.

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

English and Galician Speaking population

English and Galician speaking population is one of the factors based on which English and Galician languages can be compared. The total count of English and Galician Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking English language is 5.43 % 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 English and Galician on English vs Galician where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

English and Galician Language Codes

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