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Galician vs Urdu


Urdu vs Galician


Countries

Countries
Galicia  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Galicia  
Pakistan  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia, Oceania  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
India  

Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan  

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.
  
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  

Similar To
Portuguese Language  
Arabic and Hindi Languages  

Derived From
Latin  
Ghaznavid Persian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
23  
5
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
10  
7

How Many Consonants
19  
9
40  
29

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
28 weeks  
9
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Ola  
خوش آمديد  

Thank You
Grazas  
آپ کا شکریہ  

How Are You?
Que tal estás?  
آپ کیسے ہیں؟  

Good Night
Boas noites  
گڈ نائٹ  

Good Evening
Boa tarde  
سلام علیکم  

Good Afternoon
Boa tarde  
گڈ آفٹر نون  

Good Morning
Bos días  
گڈ مارننگ  

Please
Por favor  
براہ مہربانی  

Sorry
Síntoo!  
معاف کرنا  

Bye
Adeus  
الوداع  

I Love You
Ámote  
مجھے تم سے محبت  

Excuse Me
Perdoe!  
معاف کیجئے گا  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Galician  
Dakhini  

Where They Speak
East Galicia  
India  

How Many People Speak
2,700,000.00  
99+
11,000,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Central Galician  
Hyderabadi Urdu  

Where They Speak
Central Galicia  
India  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
69,000,000.00  
12

Dialect 3
Western Galician  
Rekhta  

Where They Speak
West Galicia  
South Asia  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
69,000,000.00  
11

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
2.40 million  
99+
104.00 million  
15

Speaking Population
0.05 %  
99+
0.99 %  
21

Native Speakers
2.40 million  
99+
61.00 million  
19

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
43.00 million  
20

Native Name
Galego  
اُردُو  

Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego  
Bihari  

French Name
galicien  
ourdou  

German Name
Galicisch  
Urdu  

Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]  
[ˈʊrd̪u]  

Ethnicity
Galician people  
Urdu-speaking people  

History

Origin
c. 1175  
12th Century CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Galician  
Modern Standard Urdu  

Language Position
46  
99+
20  
18

Signed Forms
Galician Sign Language  
Signed Urdu  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
gl  
ur  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
glg  
urd  

ISO 639 2/B
glg  
urd  

ISO 639 3
glg  
urd  

ISO 639 6
glg  
urd  

Glottocode
gali1258  
urdu1245  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab  
59-AAF-q  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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Galician and Urdu Language History

Comparison of Galician vs Urdu language history gives us differences between origin of Galician and Urdu language. History of Galician language states that this language originated in c. 1175 whereas history of Urdu language states that this language originated in 12th Century CE. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Galician and Urdu Language History.

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Galician and Urdu Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Galician and Urdu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Galician and Urdu language. Galician word for "Hello" is Ola or Urdu word for "Thank You" is آپ کا شکریہ. Find more of such common Galician Greetings and Urdu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Galician vs Urdu Difficulty

The Galician vs Urdu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Galician Alphabets and Urdu Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Galician and Urdu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Galician and Urdu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Galician is 28 weeks while to learn Urdu time required is 44 weeks.

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