Welsh and Galician
National Language
Wales
Galicia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Argentina, United Kingdom
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
Interesting Facts
- One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
- Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
- 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
English Language
Portuguese Language
Derived From
British Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?
Que tal estás?
Good Night
Nos da
Boas noites
Good Evening
Noswaith dda
Boa tarde
Good Afternoon
P'nawn da
Boa tarde
Good Morning
Bore da
Bos días
Please
os gwelwch yn dda
Por favor
Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym
Síntoo!
I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di
Ámote
Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi
Perdoe!
Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh
Eastern Galician
Where They Speak
Argentina
East Galicia
Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg
Central Galician
Where They Speak
Gwynedd
Central Galicia
Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg
Western Galician
Where They Speak
Powys
West Galicia
Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg
Galego
Alternative Names
Cymraeg
Galego, Gallego
French Name
gallois
galicien
German Name
Kymrisch
Galicisch
Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]
[ɡaˈleɣo]
Ethnicity
Welsh people
Galician people
Origin
9th Century
c. 1175
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Welsh
Galician
Signed Forms
Welsh Sign Language
Galician Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
wels1247
gali1258
Linguasphere
50-ABA
51-AAA-ab
Language Type
Historical
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
-
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
-
All Welsh 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 Welsh and Galician dialects. Various dialects of Welsh and Galician language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Welsh are spoken in different Welsh Speaking Countries whereas Galician Dialects are spoken in different Galician speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Welsh vs Galician Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Welsh dialects include: Patagonian Welsh, Y Wyndodeg. Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician , Central Galician. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Welsh and Galician Speaking population
Welsh and Galician speaking population is one of the factors based on which Welsh and Galician languages can be compared. The total count of Welsh and Galician Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Welsh language is 0.24 % 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 Welsh and Galician on Welsh vs Galician where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Welsh and Galician Language Codes
Welsh and Galician language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Welsh and Galician Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.