Countries
Galicia
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Galicia
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Portuguese Language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Alphabets in
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Grazas
obrigado
How Are You?
Que tal estás?
Como você está?
Good Night
Boas noites
boa noite
Good Evening
Boa tarde
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
Boa tarde
boa Tarde
Good Morning
Bos días
bom Dia
Please
Por favor
Por Favor
I Love You
Ámote
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
Perdoe!
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Eastern Galician
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
East Galicia
Brazil
Dialect 2
Central Galician
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Central Galicia
Portugal
Dialect 3
Western Galician
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
West Galicia
Daman and Diu
Native Name
Galego
Português
Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego
Português
French Name
galicien
portugais
German Name
Galicisch
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Galician people
Portuguese people or portugueses
Origin
c. 1175
3rd Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Galician
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Galician Sign Language
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
gali1258
port1283
Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Galician and Portuguese 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 Portuguese dialects. Various dialects of Galician and Portuguese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Galician are spoken in different Galician Speaking Countries whereas Portuguese Dialects are spoken in different Portuguese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Galician vs Portuguese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician, Central Galician. Portuguese dialects include: Brazilian Portuguese , European Portuguese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Galician and Portuguese Speaking population
Galician and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Galician and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Galician and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Galician language is 0.05 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. 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 Portuguese on Galician vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Galician and Portuguese Language Codes
Galician and Portuguese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Galician and Portuguese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.