Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Second Language
Spain
  
Spain
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
  
- 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.
  
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hola
  
Hola
  
Thank You
Gràcies
  
Gràcies
  
How Are You?
Com estàs?
  
Com estàs?
  
Good Night
Bona nit
  
Bona nit
  
Good Evening
Bona nit
  
Bona nit
  
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
  
Bona tarda
  
Good Morning
Bon dia
  
Bon dia
  
Please
Sisplau
  
Sisplau
  
Sorry
Perdó!
  
Perdó!
  
Bye
Adéu
  
Adéu
  
I Love You
T'estimo
  
T'estimo
  
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
  
Dispensi!
  
Dialect 1
Caló
  
Caló
  
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
  
France, Portugal, Spain
  
Dialect 2
Valencian
  
Valencian
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
19
2,400,000.00
  
19
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
  
Ribagorçan
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million
  
99+
9.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.10 million
  
99+
4.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million
  
28
5.10 million
  
28
Native Name
català
  
català
  
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
French Name
catalan; valencien
  
catalan; valencien
  
German Name
Katalanisch
  
Katalanisch
  
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
Ethnicity
Catalan people
  
Catalan people
  
Origin
c. 1028
  
c. 1028
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Catalan
  
Old Catalan
  
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
  
Signed Catalan
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ca
  
ca
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
cat
  
cat
  
ISO 639 2/B
cat
  
cat
  
ISO 639 3
cat
  
cat
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
stan1289
  
stan1289
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
  
51-AAA-e
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Catalan and Catalan Speaking population
Catalan and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Catalan 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 Catalan on Catalan vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Catalan and Catalan Language Codes
Catalan and Catalan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and Catalan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.