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Galician and Swedish


Swedish and Galician


Countries

Countries
Galicia  
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
Galicia  
Sweden  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Finland  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Antartica, Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council  

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 Swedish language, article comes after noun.
  • Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  

Similar To
Portuguese Language  
Norwegian and Danish Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Old Norse Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
23  
5
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
9  
6

How Many Consonants
19  
9
18  
8

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
28 weeks  
9
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Ola  
hej  

Thank You
Grazas  
tacka dig  

How Are You?
Que tal estás?  
hur mår du  

Good Night
Boas noites  
godnatt  

Good Evening
Boa tarde  
god kväll  

Good Afternoon
Boa tarde  
god eftermiddag  

Good Morning
Bos días  
god morgon  

Please
Por favor  
vänligen  

Sorry
Síntoo!  
ledsen  

Bye
Adeus  
hej då  

I Love You
Ámote  
jag älskar dig  

Excuse Me
Perdoe!  
ursäkta mig  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Galician  
Dialects  

Where They Speak
East Galicia  
Gabon  

How Many People Speak
2,700,000.00  
99+
78,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 2
Central Galician  
Dialects  

Where They Speak
Central Galicia  
Georgia  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
78,000,000.00  
7

Dialect 3
Western Galician  
Dialects  

Where They Speak
West Galicia  
France  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
96,000,000.00  
5

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
79  
33

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
2.40 million  
99+
15.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.05 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
2.40 million  
99+
8.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Galego  
Svenska  

Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego  
Ruotsi, Svenska  

French Name
galicien  
suédois  

German Name
Galicisch  
Schwedisch  

Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]  
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]  

Ethnicity
Galician people  
Swedes, Finland Swedes  

History

Origin
c. 1175  
13th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Germanic  

Branch
-  
Northern (Scandinavian)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician  
Old Swedish  

Standard Forms
Galician  
Standard Swedish  

Language Position
46  
99+
89  
99+

Signed Forms
Galician Sign Language  
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
gl  
sv  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
glg  
swe  

ISO 639 2/B
glg  
swe  

ISO 639 3
glg  
swe  

ISO 639 6
glg  
swe  

Glottocode
gali1258  
swed1254  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab  
52-AAA-ck to -cw  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Galician and Swedish Speaking population

Galician and Swedish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Galician and Swedish languages can be compared. The total count of Galician and Swedish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Galician language is 0.05 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swedish language is 0.13 %. 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 Swedish on Galician vs Swedish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Galician and Swedish Language Codes

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

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