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Italian and Galician


Galician and Italian


Countries

Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City  
Galicia  

Total No. Of Countries
7  
8
1  
14

National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City  
Galicia  

Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Europe  

Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)  
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
French and Portuguese Languages  
Portuguese Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
16  
6
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
28 weeks  
9

Greetings

Hello
ciao  
Ola  

Thank You
grazie  
Grazas  

How Are You?
Come stai?  
Que tal estás?  

Good Night
buonanotte  
Boas noites  

Good Evening
buonasera  
Boa tarde  

Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio  
Boa tarde  

Good Morning
buongiorno  
Bos días  

Please
Per Favore  
Por favor  

Sorry
scusate  
Síntoo!  

Bye
arrivederci  
Adeus  

I Love You
Ti amo  
Ámote  

Excuse Me
Scusami  
Perdoe!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Romanesco  
Eastern Galician  

Where They Speak
Lazio  
East Galicia  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
2,700,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Central Italian  
Central Galician  

Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria  
Central Galicia  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
2,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tuscan  
Western Galician  

Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria  
West Galicia  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
15  
14
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
2.40 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.90 %  
23
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
64.00 million  
18
2.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million  
36
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Italiano  
Galego  

Alternative Names
Italiano  
Galego, Gallego  

French Name
italien  
galicien  

German Name
Italienisch  
Galicisch  

Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]  
[ɡaˈleɣo]  

Ethnicity
Italians  
Galician people  

History

Origin
960 BC  
c. 1175  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Italian  
Galician  

Language Position
27  
25
46  
99+

Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"  
Galician Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
it  
gl  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ita  
glg  

ISO 639 2/B
ita  
glg  

ISO 639 3
ita  
glg  

ISO 639 6
itas  
glg  

Glottocode
ital1282  
gali1258  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-q  
51-AAA-ab  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
-  

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

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Italian and Galician Speaking population

Italian and Galician speaking population is one of the factors based on which Italian and Galician languages can be compared. The total count of Italian and Galician Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Galician language is 0.05 %. 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 Italian and Galician on Italian vs Galician where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Italian and Galician Language Codes

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

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