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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Jiālìxīyǎ yǔ
"加利西亚语在西班牙的加利西亚地区被广泛使用。"
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A Romance language spoken in the autonomous community of Galicia in northwestern Spain.
"Many people in Galicia are bilingual, speaking both Galician and Spanish." - 2
A native or inhabitant of Galicia.
"The Galicians take pride in their unique cultural heritage."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'Galician' originates from the Latin 'Gallaecia', referring to a region in northwest Spain inhabited by the Gallaeci tribe. Over time, the term evolved to denote the language and culture associated with this region, particularly during the medieval period when the Galician language began to develop distinct characteristics from other Romance languages.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Galician" is said worldwide
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Galicien
Transliteration: ɡa.li.sjɛ̃
"Le galicien est parlé par de nombreux habitants de la Galice."
Galicisch
Transliteration: ɡaˈliːt͡ʃɪʃ
"Galicisch wird in der autonomen Gemeinschaft Galicien gesprochen."
Galiziano
Transliteration: ɡa.liˈtsja.no
"Il galiziano è una lingua romanza parlata in Galizia."
Gallego
Transliteration: ɡaˈʎeɣo
"El gallego es una lengua cooficial en Galicia."
Galego
Transliteration: ɡaˈleɡu
"O galego é falado por muitos na Galiza."
गैलिशियन
Transliteration: Gailishiyan
"गैलिशियन भाषा स्पेन के गैलिसिया क्षेत्र में बोली जाती है।"
加利西亚语
Transliteration: Jiālìxīyǎ yǔ
"加利西亚语在西班牙的加利西亚地区被广泛使用。"
갈리시아어
Transliteration: Gallisia-eo
"갈리시아어는 스페인의 갈리시아 지역에서 사용됩니다."
ガリシア語
Transliteration: Garishia-go
"ガリシア語はスペインのガリシア地方で話されています。"
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