Galician and Cantonese
Countries
Galicia
Hong Kong, Macau
National Language
Galicia
China, Guangdong
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Hawaii
Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
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.
- Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
- Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
Similar To
Portuguese Language
Chinese Language
Alphabets in
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200
Cantonese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
How Are You?
Que tal estás?
你好吗？
Good Night
Boas noites
晚安
Good Evening
Boa tarde
晚上好
Good Afternoon
Boa tarde
下午好
Good Morning
Bos días
早上好
Dialect 1
Eastern Galician
Guangzhou
Where They Speak
East Galicia
outside mainland China
Dialect 2
Central Galician
Xiguan
Where They Speak
Central Galicia
Hong Kong
Dialect 3
Western Galician
Hong Kong
Where They Speak
West Galicia
Hong Kong
Native Name
Galego
Kwang Tung Wa
Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego
Guangfu, Metropolitan Cantonese
French Name
galicien
cantonais
German Name
Galicisch
Kantonesisch
Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]
[kʰɐn˧˥tʰœːn˧˥sɨ˧˥]
Ethnicity
Galician people
Han Chinese
Origin
c. 1175
17th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
No early forms
Standard Forms
Galician
Standard Cantonese
Signed Forms
Galician Sign Language
Signed Cantonese
ISO 639 1
gl
No data available
ISO 639 3
glg
No data available
Glottocode
gali1258
cant1236
Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Galician and Cantonese 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 Cantonese dialects. Various dialects of Galician and Cantonese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Galician are spoken in different Galician Speaking Countries whereas Cantonese Dialects are spoken in different Cantonese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Galician vs Cantonese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician, Central Galician. Cantonese dialects include: Guangzhou , Xiguan. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Galician and Cantonese Speaking population
Galician and Cantonese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Galician and Cantonese languages can be compared. The total count of Galician and Cantonese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Galician language is 0.05 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cantonese language is 16.00 %. 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 Cantonese on Galician vs Cantonese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Galician and Cantonese Language Codes
Galician and Cantonese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Galician and Cantonese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.