Countries
Wales
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland
National Language
Wales
Germany
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
North Dakota, United States of America
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Argentina, United Kingdom
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia
Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner
Council for German Orthography
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.
- One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
- The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
Similar To
English Language
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages
Derived From
British Language
Albanian Languages
Alphabets in
Welsh-Alphabets.jpg#200
German-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?
Wie geht es dir?
Good Night
Nos da
gute Nacht
Good Evening
Noswaith dda
guten Abend
Good Afternoon
P'nawn da
guten Tag
Good Morning
Bore da
guten Morgen
Please
os gwelwch yn dda
bitte
Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym
Verzeihung
I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di
Ich liebe dich
Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi
Entschuldigung
Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh
Swiss German
Where They Speak
Argentina
Switzerland
Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg
Swabian German
Where They Speak
Gwynedd
Germany
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg
Texas German
Where They Speak
Powys
Texas
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg
Deutsch
Alternative Names
Cymraeg
Deutsch, Tedesco
French Name
gallois
allemand
German Name
Kymrisch
Deutsch
Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]
[ˈdɔʏtʃ]
Ethnicity
Welsh people
Germans
Origin
9th Century
6th Century AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh
No early forms
Standard Forms
Welsh
German Standard German, Swiss Standard German and Austrian Standard German
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed German
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
deus
Glottocode
wels1247
high1287, uppe1397
Linguasphere
50-ABA
52-ACB–dl & -dm
Language Type
Historical
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb, Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Fusional, Synthetic
All Welsh and German 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 German dialects. Various dialects of Welsh and German language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Welsh are spoken in different Welsh Speaking Countries whereas German Dialects are spoken in different German speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Welsh vs German Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Welsh dialects include: Patagonian Welsh, Y Wyndodeg. German dialects include: Swiss German , Swabian German. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Welsh and German Speaking population
Welsh and German speaking population is one of the factors based on which Welsh and German languages can be compared. The total count of Welsh and German Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Welsh language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking German language is 1.39 %. 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 German on Welsh vs German where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Welsh and German Language Codes
Welsh and German language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Welsh and German Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.