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Galician and Albanian


Albanian and Galician


Countries

Countries
Galicia  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

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

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

Alphabets
23  
5
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
7  
4

How Many Consonants
19  
9
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
28 weeks  
9
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

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  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Galician  
Gheg Albanian  

Where They Speak
East Galicia  
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
2,700,000.00  
99+
3,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Central Galician  
Tosk Albanian  

Where They Speak
Central Galicia  
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
1,800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Western Galician  
Arbëresh  

Where They Speak
West Galicia  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
100,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.05 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
2.40 million  
99+
3.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
3.60 million  
99+

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  

History

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
46  
99+
14  
13

Signed Forms
Galician Sign Language  
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

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  

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

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Galician and Albanian Speaking population

Galician and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Galician and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Galician and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Galician language is 0.05 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian language is 0.11 %. 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 Galician and Albanian on Galician vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Galician and Albanian Language Codes

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

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