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Turkish and Welsh


Countries

Countries
Wales  
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
11  
5

National Language
Wales  
Turkey  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Argentina, United Kingdom  
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania  

Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner  
Turkish Language Association  

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.
  
  • Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
  • Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
  

Similar To
English Language  
Azerbaijani Language  

Derived From
British Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
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Turkish-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
29  
11
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
8  
5

How Many Consonants
21  
11
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Helô  
Merhaba  

Thank You
Diolch  
teşekkür ederim  

How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?  
Nasılsın?  

Good Night
Nos da  
İyi Geceler  

Good Evening
Noswaith dda  
İyi Akşamlar  

Good Afternoon
P'nawn da  
Tünaydın  

Good Morning
Bore da  
günaydın  

Please
os gwelwch yn dda  
lütfen  

Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym  
üzgünüm  

Bye
Hwyl  
Hoşçakal  

I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di  
Seni seviyorum  

Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi  
Afedersiniz  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh  
Azerbaijani Turkish  

Where They Speak
Argentina  
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
38,000.00  
99+
26,000,000.00  
25

Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg  
Crimean Turkish  

Where They Speak
Gwynedd  
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan  

How Many People Speak
700,000.00  
99+
480,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg  
Gagauz  

Where They Speak
Powys  
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine  

How Many People Speak
700,000.00  
99+
140,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
9  
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.40 million  
99+
75.00 million  
23

Speaking Population
0.24 %  
99+
0.95 %  
22

Native Speakers
7.40 million  
99+
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
0.70 million  
99+
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg  
Türkçe  

Alternative Names
Cymraeg  
Anatolian, Türkisch  

French Name
gallois  
turc  

German Name
Kymrisch  
Türkisch  

Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]  
[ˈtyɾct͡ʃɛ]  

Ethnicity
Welsh people  
Turkish  

History

Origin
9th Century  
c. 1350  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Turkic Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
Turkic  

Branch
Brythonic  
Southwestern(Oghuz)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh  
Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish  

Standard Forms
Welsh  
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)  

Language Position
31  
29
19  
17

Signed Forms
Welsh Sign Language  
Turkish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
cy  
tr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cym  
tur  

ISO 639 2/B
wel  
tur  

ISO 639 3
cym  
tur  

ISO 639 6
cym  
tur  

Glottocode
wels1247  
nucl1301  

Linguasphere
50-ABA  
44-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
Synthetic  

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All Welsh and Turkish 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 Turkish dialects. Various dialects of Welsh and Turkish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Welsh are spoken in different Welsh Speaking Countries whereas Turkish Dialects are spoken in different Turkish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Welsh vs Turkish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Welsh dialects include: Patagonian Welsh, Y Wyndodeg. Turkish dialects include: Azerbaijani Turkish , Crimean Turkish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Welsh and Turkish Speaking population

Welsh and Turkish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Welsh and Turkish languages can be compared. The total count of Welsh and Turkish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Welsh language is 0.24 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Turkish language is 0.95 %. 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 Turkish on Welsh vs Turkish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Welsh and Turkish Language Codes

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

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