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Galician and English


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
33  
2
1  
14

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
-  
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
English-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
26  
8
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
21  
11
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
7  
6
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
28 weeks  
9

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
225,000,000.00  
4
2,700,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hiberno-English  
Central Galician  

Where They Speak
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom  
Central Galicia  

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00  
99+
2,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Welsh English  
Western Galician  

Where They Speak
United Kingdom  
West Galicia  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
188  
34
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1,200.00 million  
1
2.40 million  
99+

Speaking Population
5.43 %  
4
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
400.00 million  
3
2.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
400.00 million  
1
3.00 million  
99+

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
3  
3
46  
99+

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  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic  
-  

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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.

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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.

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