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Arabic and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
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   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
23   
4

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

Second Language
Spain   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Africa, Asia   

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

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

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.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   
Amharic and Hebrew   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
28   
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
8   
5

How Many Consonants
23   
13
28   
18

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
مرحبا   

Thank You
Gràcies   
شكرا   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
كيف حالك؟   

Good Night
Bona nit   
تصبح على خير   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
مساء الخير   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
مساء الخير   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
صباح الخير   

Please
Sisplau   
من فضلك   

Sorry
Perdó!   
آسف   

Bye
Adéu   
وداعا   

I Love You
T'estimo   
أحبك   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
اعذرني   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Maghrebi   

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

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Sudanese   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Sudan   

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

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Levantine   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Cyprus, Levant   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
26   
22

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
4.43 %   
6

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
206.00 million   
6

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
246.00 million   
2

Native Name
català   
(al arabiya) العربية   

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

French Name
catalan; valencien   
arabe   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Arabisch   

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

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Arabs   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
512 CE   

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

Subgroup
Romance   
Semitic   

Branch
Not Available   
North Arabic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Modern Standard Arabic   

Language Position
Not Available   
25   
21

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Signed Arabic   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
ar   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
ara   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
ara   

ISO 639 3
cat   
ara   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
arab1395   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e   
12-AAC   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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All Catalan and Arabic 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 Arabic dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Arabic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Arabic Dialects are spoken in different Arabic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Arabic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Arabic dialects include: Maghrebi , Sudanese. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Catalan and Arabic Speaking population

Catalan and Arabic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Arabic languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Arabic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Arabic language is 4.43 %. 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 Arabic on Catalan vs Arabic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Arabic Language Codes

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

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