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Polish and Galician


Galician and Polish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Poland  
Galicia  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Poland  
Galicia  

Second Language
Belarus, Czech Republic, England, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ukraine  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Europe  

Minority Language
Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego)  
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  

Interesting Facts
  • Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
  • The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.
  
  • 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
Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages  
Portuguese Language  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
7  
4

How Many Consonants
23  
13
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
28 weeks  
9

Greetings

Hello
cześć  
Ola  

Thank You
dziękuję  
Grazas  

How Are You?
Jak się masz?  
Que tal estás?  

Good Night
dobranoc  
Boas noites  

Good Evening
dobry wieczór  
Boa tarde  

Good Afternoon
dzień dobry  
Boa tarde  

Good Morning
Dzień dobry  
Bos días  

Please
proszę  
Por favor  

Sorry
Przepraszam  
Síntoo!  

Bye
do widzenia  
Adeus  

I Love You
kocham Cię  
Ámote  

Excuse Me
przepraszam  
Perdoe!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kashubian  
Eastern Galician  

Where They Speak
Poland  
East Galicia  

How Many People Speak
108,000.00  
99+
2,700,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Masovian  
Central Galician  

Where They Speak
Poland  
Central Galicia  

How Many People Speak
45,000,000.00  
14
2,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Silesian  
Western Galician  

Where They Speak
Czech Republic, Poland  
West Galicia  

How Many People Speak
510,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
34  
27
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million  
31
2.40 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.61 %  
27
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
40.00 million  
24
2.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million  
21
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Polski  
Galego  

Alternative Names
Polnisch, Polski  
Galego, Gallego  

French Name
polonais  
galicien  

German Name
Polnisch  
Galicisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈpɔlski]  
[ɡaˈleɣo]  

Ethnicity
Poles  
Galician people  

History

Origin
1270  
c. 1175  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Slavic  
-  

Branch
Western  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Polish and Middle Polish  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Polish  
Galician  

Language Position
24  
22
46  
99+

Signed Forms
System Językowo-Migowy (SJM) (Signed Polish)  
Galician Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pl  
gl  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pol  
glg  

ISO 639 2/B
pol  
glg  

ISO 639 3
pol  
glg  

ISO 639 6
pols  
glg  

Glottocode
poli1260  
gali1258  

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

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Polish and Galician Speaking population

Polish and Galician speaking population is one of the factors based on which Polish and Galician languages can be compared. The total count of Polish and Galician Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Polish language is 0.61 % 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 Polish and Galician on Polish vs Galician where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Polish and Galician Language Codes

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

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