Countries
Galicia
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
National Language
Galicia
Germany
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
North Dakota, United States of America
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
Council for German Orthography
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.
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
Similar To
Portuguese Language
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Derived From
Latin
Albanian Languages
Alphabets in
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200
German-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Que tal estás?
Wie geht es dir?
Good Night
Boas noites
gute Nacht
Good Evening
Boa tarde
guten Abend
Good Afternoon
Boa tarde
guten Tag
Good Morning
Bos días
guten Morgen
I Love You
Ámote
Ich liebe dich
Excuse Me
Perdoe!
Entschuldigung
Dialect 1
Eastern Galician
Swiss German
Where They Speak
East Galicia
Switzerland
Dialect 2
Central Galician
Swabian German
Where They Speak
Central Galicia
Germany
Dialect 3
Western Galician
Texas German
Where They Speak
West Galicia
Texas
Native Name
Galego
Deutsch
Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego
Deutsch, Tedesco
French Name
galicien
allemand
German Name
Galicisch
Deutsch
Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]
[ˈdɔʏtʃ]
Ethnicity
Galician people
Germans
Origin
c. 1175
6th Century AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
No early forms
Standard Forms
Galician
German Standard German, Swiss Standard German and Austrian Standard German
Signed Forms
Galician Sign Language
Signed German
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
gali1258
high1287, uppe1397
Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab
52-ACB–dl & -dm
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb, Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional, Synthetic
All Galician and German 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 German dialects. Various dialects of Galician and German language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Galician are spoken in different Galician Speaking Countries whereas German Dialects are spoken in different German speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Galician vs German Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician, Central Galician. German dialects include: Swiss German , Swabian German. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Galician and German Speaking population
Galician and German speaking population is one of the factors based on which Galician and German languages can be compared. The total count of Galician and German Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Galician language is 0.05 % whereas the percentage of people speaking German language is 1.39 %. 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 German on Galician vs German where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Galician and German Language Codes
Galician and German language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Galician and German Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.