Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Galicia
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Galicia
Second Language
Spain
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
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
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
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.
- In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Portuguese Language
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Galician-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
How Are You?
Com estàs?
Que tal estás?
Good Night
Bona nit
Boas noites
Good Evening
Bona nit
Boa tarde
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
Boa tarde
Good Morning
Bon dia
Bos días
I Love You
T'estimo
Ámote
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
Perdoe!
Dialect 1
Caló
Eastern Galician
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
East Galicia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Valencian
Central Galician
Where They Speak
Spain
Central Galicia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Western Galician
Where They Speak
Spain
West Galicia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
català
Galego
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
Galego, Gallego
French Name
catalan; valencien
galicien
German Name
Katalanisch
Galicisch
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
[ɡaˈleɣo]
Ethnicity
Catalan people
Not Available
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Romance
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Catalan
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Galician
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1289
gali1258
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
51-AAA-ab
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Catalan and Galician 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 Galician dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Galician language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Galician Dialects are spoken in different Galician speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Galician Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician , Central Galician. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Catalan and Galician Speaking population
Catalan and Galician speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Galician languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Galician Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Galician 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 Galician on Catalan vs Galician where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Catalan and Galician Language Codes
Catalan and Galician language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and Galician Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
