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Arabic vs Catalan


Catalan vs Arabic


Countries

Countries
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  

Total No. Of Countries
23  
4
6  
9

National Language
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Spain  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  

Regulated By
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • Arabic is 5th common language in world.
  • Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
  
  • 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
Amharic and Hebrew  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Arabic.jpg#200  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
28  
10
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
5  
2

How Many Consonants
28  
18
23  
13

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
13
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
مرحبا  
Hola  

Thank You
شكرا  
Gràcies  

How Are You?
كيف حالك؟  
Com estàs?  

Good Night
تصبح على خير  
Bona nit  

Good Evening
مساء الخير  
Bona nit  

Good Afternoon
مساء الخير  
Bona tarda  

Good Morning
صباح الخير  
Bon dia  

Please
من فضلك  
Sisplau  

Sorry
آسف  
Perdó!  

Bye
وداعا  
Adéu  

I Love You
أحبك  
T'estimo  

Excuse Me
اعذرني  
Dispensi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maghrebi  
Caló  

Where They Speak
Algeria, Libya, Maghreb, Morocco, Tunisia  
France, Portugal, Spain  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
440,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Sudanese  
Valencian  

Where They Speak
Sudan  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
17,000,000.00  
6
2,400,000.00  
19

Dialect 3
Levantine  
Ribagorçan  

Where They Speak
Cyprus, Levant  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
3
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
26  
22
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
452.00 million  
4
9.20 million  
99+

Speaking Population
4.43 %  
6
Not Available  

Native Speakers
206.00 million  
6
4.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
246.00 million  
2
5.10 million  
28

Native Name
(al arabiya) العربية  
català  

Alternative Names
Al-’Arabiyya, Al-Fusha, Literary Arabic  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  

French Name
arabe  
catalan; valencien  

German Name
Arabisch  
Katalanisch  

Pronunciation
/al ʕarabijja/, /ʕarabi/  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  

Ethnicity
Arabs  
Catalan people  

History

Origin
512 CE  
c. 1028  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family, Semitic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
Romance  

Branch
North Arabic  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Catalan  

Standard Forms
Modern Standard Arabic  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  

Language Position
25  
21
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Signed Arabic  
Signed Catalan  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ar  
ca  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ara  
cat  

ISO 639 2/B
ara  
cat  

ISO 639 3
ara  
cat  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
arab1395  
stan1289  

Linguasphere
12-AAC  
51-AAA-e  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Not Available  

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Arabic and Catalan Language History

Comparison of Arabic vs Catalan language history gives us differences between origin of Arabic and Catalan language. History of Arabic language states that this language originated in 512 CE whereas history of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Arabic and Catalan Language History.

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Arabic 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 Arabic and Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Arabic and Catalan language. Arabic word for "Hello" is مرحبا or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Arabic Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Arabic vs Catalan Difficulty

The Arabic vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Arabic 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 Arabic and Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Arabic and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Arabic is 88 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.

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