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French and Galician


Countries

Countries
Galicia  
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
32  
3

National Language
Galicia  
France  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Africa, Canada  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  

Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

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.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Portuguese Language  
Italian Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
23  
5
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
6  
3

How Many Consonants
19  
9
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
28 weeks  
9
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Ola  
bonjour  

Thank You
Grazas  
Merci  

How Are You?
Que tal estás?  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
Boas noites  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
Boa tarde  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
Boa tarde  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
Bos días  
Bonjour  

Please
Por favor  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
Síntoo!  
désolé  

Bye
Adeus  
au revoir  

I Love You
Ámote  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
Perdoe!  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Galician  
Quebec French  

Where They Speak
East Galicia  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  

How Many People Speak
2,700,000.00  
99+
6,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Central Galician  
African French  

Where They Speak
Central Galicia  
Africa  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
274,000,000.00  
1

Dialect 3
Western Galician  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
West Galicia  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
1,800,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
2.40 million  
99+
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
0.05 %  
99+
1.12 %  
18

Native Speakers
2.40 million  
99+
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
Galego  
français  

Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego  
Français  

French Name
galicien  
français  

German Name
Galicisch  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Galician people  
French people  

History

Origin
c. 1175  
9th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician  
Old French, Middle French and French  

Standard Forms
Galician  
Standard French  

Language Position
46  
99+
13  
12

Signed Forms
Galician Sign Language  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
gl  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
glg  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
glg  
fre  

ISO 639 3
glg  
fra  

ISO 639 6
glg  
fras  

Glottocode
gali1258  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Galician and French Speaking population

Galician and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Galician and French languages can be compared. The total count of Galician and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Galician language is 0.05 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. 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 French on Galician vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Galician and French Language Codes

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

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