Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
Armenian Highland
  
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
  
Second Language
Spain
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
  
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
  
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.
  
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Greek
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Armenian manuscript
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hola
  
Բարեւ (Barev)
  
Thank You
Gràcies
  
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
  
How Are You?
Com estàs?
  
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
  
Good Night
Bona nit
  
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
  
Good Evening
Bona nit
  
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
  
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
  
Բարի օր (Bari or)
  
Good Morning
Bon dia
  
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
  
Please
Sisplau
  
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
  
Sorry
Perdó!
  
կներեք (knerek’)
  
Bye
Adéu
  
Ց'տեսություն
  
I Love You
T'estimo
  
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
  
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
  
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
  
Dialect 1
Caló
  
Eastern Armenian
  
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
  
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Valencian
  
Western Armenian
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
19
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
  
Not Applicable
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Not Applicable
  
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million
  
99+
6.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.10 million
  
99+
6.00 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million
  
28
Not Available
  
Native Name
català
  
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
  
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
  
French Name
catalan; valencien
  
arménien
  
German Name
Katalanisch
  
Armenisch
  
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
  
Ethnicity
Catalan people
  
Armenians
  
Origin
c. 1028
  
late 5th century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Catalan
  
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
  
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
  
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ca
  
hy
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
cat
  
hye
  
ISO 639 2/B
cat
  
arm
  
ISO 639 3
cat
  
hye
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
stan1289
  
arme1241
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
  
57-AAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Agglutinative, Synthetic