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Galician language

Galician language

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A language like Spanish spoken in Galicia in northwest Spain
  • noun
: idioma gallego
  • The Galician language has official status in the region alongside Spanish.

Examples

  • She decided to learn the Galician language before traveling to Santiago de Compostela.

  • Many people in Galicia speak the Galician language.

  • Many traditional songs are performed in the Galician language.

  • The Galician language is rich in history.

  • Many traditional songs are performed in the Galician language.

  • She decided to learn the Galician language before traveling to Santiago de Compostela.

  • The Galician language has official status in the region alongside Spanish.

Synonyms

Galician
vsGalician language
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A language like Spanish and Portuguese spoken in northwest Spain

is the fuller two-word form used for clarity or formality

Surface Forms

Galician language singular
Galician languages plural

Morphology

Galician + language

The phrase simply combines a demonym/adjective 'Galician' (relating to Galicia) with the noun 'language', so its meaning — the language of Galicia — is directly recoverable from the parts. This compositional pattern (adjective/nationality + language) is cross-linguistically common and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.

Etymology

Galician language comes from the region Galicia in northwest Spain. It grew from the Latin the Romans brought long ago and is very close to Portuguese, so Galician language means 'the language spoken in Galicia'.