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Catalan and Albanian

Catalan
Catalan
Albanian
Albanian
Albanian and Catalan


Countries
Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   
Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
2   
13
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   
Second Language
Spain   
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia   
Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania   
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana   
Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
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Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   
Romanian   
Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200   
Albanian-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Alphabets
27   
9
36   
18
Phonology
  
  
How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4
How Many Consonants
23   
13
29   
19
Scripts
Latin   
Latin   
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
5   
4
5   
4
Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11
Greetings
Hello
Hola   
Përshëndetje   
Thank You
Gràcies   
Ju faleminderit   
How Are You?
Com estàs?   
Si jeni?   
Good Night
Bona nit   
natën e mirë   
Good Evening
Bona nit   
mirëmbrëma   
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
mirëdita   
Good Morning
Bon dia   
mirëmengjes   
Please
Sisplau   
Ju lutem   
Sorry
Perdó!   
Me fal   
Bye
Adéu   
mirupafshim   
I Love You
T'estimo   
unë e dua ju   
Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
Më falni   
Dialects
Dialect 1
Caló   
Gheg Albanian   
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia   
How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
3,400,000.00   
20
Dialect 2
Valencian   
Tosk Albanian   
Where They Speak
Spain   
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey   
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
19
1,800,000.00   
20
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Arbëresh   
Where They Speak
Spain   
Italy   
How Many People Speak
Not Available   
100,000.00   
28
Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
4   
4
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million   
99+
7.50 million   
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   
Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
3.10 million   
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
3.60 million   
31
Native Name
català   
shqip / gjuha shqipe   
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   
Not Available   
French Name
catalan; valencien   
albanais   
German Name
Katalanisch   
Albanisch   
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   
[ʃcip]   
Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Albanians   
History
Origin
c. 1028   
1462 AD   
Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   
Subgroup
Romance   
Not Available   
Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Catalan   
Old Albanian   
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Standard Albanian   
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)   
Scope
Individual   
Individual   
Code
ISO 639 1
ca   
sq   
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
cat   
sqi   
ISO 639 2/B
cat   
alb   
ISO 639 3
cat   
sqi   
ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   
Glottocode
stan1289   
alba1267   
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e   
55-AAA-aaa   
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living   
Living   
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   
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All Catalan and Albanian 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 Catalan and Albanian dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Albanian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Albanian Dialects are spoken in different Albanian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Albanian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Albanian dialects include: Gheg Albanian , Tosk Albanian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Catalan and Albanian Speaking population

Catalan and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian language is Not Available. 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 Catalan and Albanian on Catalan vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Albanian Language Codes

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

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