Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Bangladesh, India
  
Second Language
Spain
  
India
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
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.
  
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Assamese and Oriya
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hola
  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
Thank You
Gràcies
  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
How Are You?
Com estàs?
  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Good Night
Bona nit
  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
Good Evening
Bona nit
  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
Good Morning
Bon dia
  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
Please
Sisplau
  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
Sorry
Perdó!
  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
Bye
Adéu
  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
I Love You
T'estimo
  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
Dialect 1
Caló
  
Chakma
  
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
  
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
Dialect 2
Valencian
  
Hajong
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Bangladesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
19
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
  
Rarhi
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
India
  
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million
  
99+
215.00 million
  
9
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.10 million
  
99+
196.00 million
  
7
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million
  
28
19.00 million
  
16
Native Name
català
  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
French Name
catalan; valencien
  
bengali
  
German Name
Katalanisch
  
Bengali
  
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Catalan people
  
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Origin
c. 1028
  
1000–1200 CE
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Catalan
  
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Bengali
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ca
  
bn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
cat
  
ben
  
ISO 639 2/B
cat
  
ben
  
ISO 639 3
cat
  
ben
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
stan1289
  
beng1280
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
  
59-AAF-u
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available