Countries
Galicia
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
National Language
Galicia
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Roman Empire
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
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.
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
Similar To
Portuguese Language
Armenian
Alphabets in
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Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Ola
γεια σας (geia sas)
Thank You
Grazas
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
How Are You?
Que tal estás?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Good Night
Boas noites
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Good Evening
Boa tarde
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Good Afternoon
Boa tarde
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Good Morning
Bos días
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Please
Por favor
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Sorry
Síntoo!
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
I Love You
Ámote
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Excuse Me
Perdoe!
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Dialect 1
Eastern Galician
Cappadocian Greek
Where They Speak
East Galicia
Greece
Dialect 2
Central Galician
Griko
Where They Speak
Central Galicia
Italy
Dialect 3
Western Galician
Mariupol
Where They Speak
West Galicia
Ukraine
Native Name
Galego
ελληνικά
Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
French Name
galicien
grec moderne (après 1453)
German Name
Galicisch
Neugriechisch
Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]
[eliniˈka]
Ethnicity
Galician people
Greeks or Hellenes
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Standard Forms
Galician
Modern Greek
Signed Forms
Galician Sign Language
Greek Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
gali1258
gree1276
Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab
56-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional, Synthetic
All Galician and Greek 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 Greek dialects. Various dialects of Galician and Greek language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Galician are spoken in different Galician Speaking Countries whereas Greek Dialects are spoken in different Greek speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Galician vs Greek Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician, Central Galician. Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek , Griko. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Galician and Greek Speaking population
Galician and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Galician and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Galician and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Galician language is 0.05 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Galician vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Galician and Greek Language Codes
Galician and Greek language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Galician and Greek Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.