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Dutch and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
6   
9

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname   

Second Language
Spain   
South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia, Europe, North America, South America   

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   
France, Germany, Indonesia   

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)   

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.
  
  • Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
  • There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   
German and English Languages   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
23   
13
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
Hallo   

Thank You
Gràcies   
dankjewel   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
hoe gaat het met je?   

Good Night
Bona nit   
goede Nacht   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
goedenavond   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
goedemiddag   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
goedemorgen   

Please
Sisplau   
alsjeblieft   

Sorry
Perdó!   
sorry   

Bye
Adéu   
vaarwel   

I Love You
T'estimo   
Ik hou van jou   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
pardon   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Gronings   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Netherlands   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
590,000.00   
32

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Low Saxon   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
19
4,000,000.00   
16

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Limburgian   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Belgium, Netherlands   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,300,000.00   
18

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
7   
7

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million   
99+
28.00 million   
38

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.32 %   
38

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
22.00 million   
35

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
6.00 million   
25

Native Name
català   
Nederlands   

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   
Hollands, Nederlands   

French Name
catalan; valencien   
néerlandais; flamand   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Niederländisch   

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   
[ˈneːdərlɑnts]   

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Dutch people   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
AD 450-500   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Germanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Western   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Standard Dutch   

Language Position
Not Available   
48   
35

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
nl   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
nld   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
dut   

ISO 639 3
cat   
nld   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
mode1257   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e   
52-ACB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Historical   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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

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Catalan and Dutch Speaking population

Catalan and Dutch speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Dutch languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Dutch Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Dutch language is 0.32 %. 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 Dutch on Catalan vs Dutch where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Dutch Language Codes

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

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