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Galician and Japanese


Japanese and Galician


Countries

Countries
Galicia  
Japan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Galicia  
Japan  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia, Pacific  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Palau  

Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education  

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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  

Similar To
Portuguese Language  
Korean Language  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
23  
5
99  
40

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
19  
9
14  
4

Scripts
Latin  
Kana  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
28 weeks  
9
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
Ola  
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)  

Thank You
Grazas  
ありがとう (Arigatō)  

How Are You?
Que tal estás?  
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)  

Good Night
Boas noites  
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)  

Good Evening
Boa tarde  
こんばんは (Konbanwa)  

Good Afternoon
Boa tarde  
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)  

Good Morning
Bos días  
おはよう (Ohayō)  

Please
Por favor  
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)  

Sorry
Síntoo!  
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)  

Bye
Adeus  
さようなら (Sayōnara)  

I Love You
Ámote  
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)  

Excuse Me
Perdoe!  
すみません (Sumimasen)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Galician  
Sanuki  

Where They Speak
East Galicia  
Kagawa  

How Many People Speak
2,700,000.00  
99+
1,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Central Galician  
Hakata  

Where They Speak
Central Galicia  
Fukuoka  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
127,000,000.00  
4

Dialect 3
Western Galician  
Kansai  

Where They Speak
West Galicia  
kansai  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
127,000,000.00  
4

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
31  
25

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
2.40 million  
99+
128.00 million  
14

Speaking Population
0.05 %  
99+
1.90 %  
10

Native Speakers
2.40 million  
99+
128.00 million  
9

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Galego  
日本語  

Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego  
Nihongo  

French Name
galicien  
japonais  

German Name
Galicisch  
Japanisch  

Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]  
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]  

Ethnicity
Galician people  
Japanese (Yamato)  

History

Origin
c. 1175  
1185  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Japonic Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician  
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese  

Standard Forms
Galician  
Japanese  

Language Position
46  
99+
8  
8

Signed Forms
Galician Sign Language  
Signed Japanese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
gl  
ja  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
glg  
jpn  

ISO 639 2/B
glg  
jpn  

ISO 639 3
glg  
jpn  

ISO 639 6
glg  
jpn  

Glottocode
gali1258  
nucl1643  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab  
45-CAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative, Synthetic  

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

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Galician and Japanese Speaking population

Galician and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Galician and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Galician and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Galician language is 0.05 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Galician vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Galician and Japanese Language Codes

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

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