Countries
Countries
Galicia
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Total No. Of Countries
14
0
46
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National Language
Galicia
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Portuguese Language
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
Latin
Arabic Language
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2324
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
75
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1921
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
NA3
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
NA36 weeks
3
88
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Greetings
Hello
Ola
Habari
Thank You
Grazas
Asante
How Are You?
Que tal estás?
Habari gani?
Good Night
Boas noites
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
Boa tarde
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
Boa tarde
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
Bos días
Habari za asubuhi
Please
Por favor
tafadhali
Sorry
Síntoo!
pole
Bye
Adeus
bye
I Love You
Ámote
nakupenda
Excuse Me
Perdoe!
Samahani
Dialects
Dialect 1
Eastern Galician
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
East Galicia
Zanzibar island
How Many People Speak
NANA
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Central Galician
Kimrima
Where They Speak
Central Galicia
Dar es Salaam
How Many People Speak
NANA
700
80000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Western Galician
Kimgao
Where They Speak
West Galicia
Kilwa
How Many People Speak
NANA
1400
96000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
312
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
2.40 million150.00 million
0.13
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
NANA
0.11
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
2.40 million15.00 million
0.13
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
NANA
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Galego
-9999
Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
galicien
swahili
German Name
Galicisch
Swahili
Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Swahili people or Waswahili
History
Origin
c. 1175
6th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Language Forms
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
No early forms
Standard Forms
Galician
Swahili
Language Position
NANA
1
120
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Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
Code
ISO 639 1
gl
sw
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
glg
swa
ISO 639 2/B
glg
swa
ISO 639 3
glg
swa
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
gali1258
swah1254
Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab
99-AUS-m
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available