Countries
Galicia
European Union, Ireland
Total No. Of Countries
12
0
46
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National Language
Galicia
Ireland
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Ireland
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United Kingdom
Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
Foras na Gaeilge
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.
- In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
Similar To
Portuguese Language
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages
Derived From
Latin
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2318
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
75
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1913
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
45
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
28 weeks36 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Ola
Dia dhuit
Thank You
Grazas
Go raibh maith agat
How Are You?
Que tal estás?
Conas atá tú ?
Good Night
Boas noites
Oíche mhaith
Good Evening
Boa tarde
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Afternoon
Boa tarde
Tráthnóna maith duit
Good Morning
Bos días
Dia dhuit ar maidin
Please
Por favor
le do thoil
Sorry
Síntoo!
Tá brón orm
Bye
Adeus
Slán
I Love You
Ámote
Is breá liom thú
Excuse Me
Perdoe!
Gabh mo leithscéal
Dialect 1
Eastern Galician
Connacht Irish
Where They Speak
East Galicia
Connacht
How Many People Speak
2,700,000.00100,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Central Galician
Munster Irish
Where They Speak
Central Galicia
Munster
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00150,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Western Galician
Ulster Irish
Where They Speak
West Galicia
Ulster
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00140,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
34
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
2.40 million1.79 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.05 %0.03 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
2.40 million0.14 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
3.00 million1.65 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Galego
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
French Name
galicien
irlandais moyen
German Name
Galicisch
Mittelirisch
Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
Ethnicity
Galician people
Irish people
Origin
c. 1175
c. 750
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Celtic
Branch
-
Goidelic
Language Forms
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Standard Forms
Galician
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Language Position
4625
1
120
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Signed Forms
Galician Sign Language
Irish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
gl
ga
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
glg
gle
ISO 639 2/B
glg
gle
ISO 639 3
glg
gle
ISO 639 6
glg
gle
Glottocode
gali1258
iris1253
Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab
50-AAA
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional