Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
  
Spain
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Interesting Facts
- Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
- 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
Similar To
Romanian
  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Albanian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Përshëndetje
  
Hola
  
Thank You
Ju faleminderit
  
Gràcies
  
How Are You?
Si jeni?
  
Com estàs?
  
Good Night
natën e mirë
  
Bona nit
  
Good Evening
mirëmbrëma
  
Bona nit
  
Good Afternoon
mirëdita
  
Bona tarda
  
Good Morning
mirëmengjes
  
Bon dia
  
Please
Ju lutem
  
Sisplau
  
Sorry
Me fal
  
Perdó!
  
Bye
mirupafshim
  
Adéu
  
I Love You
unë e dua ju
  
T'estimo
  
Excuse Me
Më falni
  
Dispensi!
  
Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian
  
Caló
  
Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
  
France, Portugal, Spain
  
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00
  
20
Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian
  
Valencian
  
Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
20
2,400,000.00
  
19
Dialect 3
Arbëresh
  
Ribagorçan
  
Where They Speak
Italy
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
7.50 million
  
99+
9.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
3.10 million
  
99+
4.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
3.60 million
  
31
5.10 million
  
28
Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe
  
català
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
French Name
albanais
  
catalan; valencien
  
German Name
Albanisch
  
Katalanisch
  
Pronunciation
[ʃcip]
  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
Ethnicity
Albanians
  
Catalan people
  
Origin
1462 AD
  
c. 1028
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Albanian
  
Old Catalan
  
Standard Forms
Standard Albanian
  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
  
Signed Catalan
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
sq
  
ca
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
sqi
  
cat
  
ISO 639 2/B
alb
  
cat
  
ISO 639 3
sqi
  
cat
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
alba1267
  
stan1289
  
Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa
  
51-AAA-e
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
  
Not Available
  
Albanian and Catalan Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Albanian and Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Albanian and Catalan language. Albanian word for "Hello" is Përshëndetje or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Albanian Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Albanian vs Catalan Difficulty
The Albanian vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Albanian Alphabets and Catalan Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Albanian and Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Albanian and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Albanian is 44 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.