Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
France, Spain
Second Language
Spain
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia, Europe
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
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee
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 Basque language is the oldest European language.
- Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Spanish
Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Basque-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
Gràcies
Eskerrik asko
How Are You?
Com estàs?
Zer moduz?
Good Night
Bona nit
Gabon
Good Evening
Bona nit
Arratsalde on
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
Arratsalde on
Good Morning
Bon dia
Egun on
I Love You
T'estimo
Maite zaitut
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
Barkatu
Dialect 1
Caló
Navarro-Lapurdian
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
France
Dialect 2
Valencian
Souletin
Where They Speak
Spain
France, Soule, Spain
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Biscayan
Where They Speak
Spain
Spain
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
català
Not available
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense
French Name
catalan; valencien
basque
German Name
Katalanisch
Baskisch
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Not Available
Ethnicity
Catalan people
Basque people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Vasconic Family
Subgroup
Romance
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Catalan
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Basque
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1289
basq1248
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
40-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative
All Catalan and Basque 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 Basque dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Basque language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Basque Dialects are spoken in different Basque speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Basque Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Basque dialects include: Navarro-Lapurdian , Souletin. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Catalan and Basque Speaking population
Catalan and Basque speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Basque languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Basque Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Basque 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 Basque on Catalan vs Basque where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Catalan and Basque Language Codes
Catalan and Basque language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and Basque Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
