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Catalan and Greek


Greek and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
3  
12

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  

Second Language
Spain  
Roman Empire  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  

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.
  
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  

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

Derived From
Latin  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
24  
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
7  
4

How Many Consonants
23  
13
17  
7

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic, 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
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
γεια σας (geia sas)  

Thank You
Gràcies  
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  

Good Night
Bona nit  
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  

Please
Sisplau  
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  

Sorry
Perdó!  
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  

Bye
Adéu  
αντίο (antío)  

I Love You
T'estimo  
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Cappadocian Greek  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Greece  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
35
2,800.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Griko  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
19
50,000.00  
38

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Mariupol  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Ukraine  

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million  
99+
13.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.18 %  
99+

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
13.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
28
Not Available  

Native Name
català  
ελληνικά  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
grec moderne (après 1453)  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Neugriechisch  

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

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Greeks or Hellenes  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
1500 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Hellenic  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Modern Greek  

Language Position
Not Available  
74  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Greek Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
el  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
ell  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
gre  

ISO 639 3
cat  
ell  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
ells  

Glottocode
stan1289  
gree1276  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
56-AAA-a  

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

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Catalan and Greek Speaking population

Catalan and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Catalan vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Greek Language Codes

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

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