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French and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
32   
3

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
France   

Second Language
Spain   
Africa, Canada   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America   

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

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.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
23   
13
20   
10

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   
bonjour   

Thank You
Gràcies   
Merci   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
Comment allez-vous?   

Good Night
Bona nit   
bonne Nuit   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
bonsoir   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
bon Après-Midi   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
Bonjour   

Please
Sisplau   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
Perdó!   
désolé   

Bye
Adéu   
au revoir   

I Love You
T'estimo   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Quebec French   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
Valencian   
African French   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Africa   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
19
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,800,000.00   
16

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million   
99+
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
català   
français   

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   
Français   

French Name
catalan; valencien   
français   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Französisch   

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

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
9th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
Old French, Middle French and French   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Standard French   

Language Position
Not Available   
13   
12

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
fre   

ISO 639 3
cat   
fra   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
fras   

Glottocode
stan1289   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Catalan and French Speaking population

Catalan and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and French languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. 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 French on Catalan vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and French Language Codes

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

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