Countries
Galicia
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Total No. Of Countries
12
0
46
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National Language
Galicia
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
- 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
Similar To
Portuguese Language
Romanian
Derived From
Latin
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2336
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
77
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1929
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
45
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
28 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Ola
Përshëndetje
Thank You
Grazas
Ju faleminderit
How Are You?
Que tal estás?
Si jeni?
Good Night
Boas noites
natën e mirë
Good Evening
Boa tarde
mirëmbrëma
Good Afternoon
Boa tarde
mirëdita
Good Morning
Bos días
mirëmengjes
Please
Por favor
Ju lutem
Sorry
Síntoo!
Me fal
Bye
Adeus
mirupafshim
I Love You
Ámote
unë e dua ju
Excuse Me
Perdoe!
Më falni
Dialect 1
Eastern Galician
Gheg Albanian
Where They Speak
East Galicia
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
How Many People Speak
2,700,000.003,400,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Central Galician
Tosk Albanian
Where They Speak
Central Galicia
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.001,800,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Western Galician
Arbëresh
Where They Speak
West Galicia
Italy
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00100,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
34
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
2.40 million7.50 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.05 %0.11 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
2.40 million3.10 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
3.00 million3.60 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Galego
shqip / gjuha shqipe
Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego
Shqip
French Name
galicien
albanais
German Name
Galicisch
Albanisch
Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]
[ʃcip]
Ethnicity
Galician people
Albanians
Origin
c. 1175
1462 AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
Old Albanian
Standard Forms
Galician
Standard Albanian
Language Position
4614
1
120
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Signed Forms
Galician Sign Language
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
gl
sq
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
glg
sqi
ISO 639 2/B
glg
alb
ISO 639 3
glg
sqi
ISO 639 6
glg
sqi
Glottocode
gali1258
alba1267
Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab
55-AAA-aaa
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Synthetic