Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
Second Language
Spain
  
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
  
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
  
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.
  
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
French and Portuguese Languages
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hola
  
ciao
  
Thank You
Gràcies
  
grazie
  
How Are You?
Com estàs?
  
Come stai?
  
Good Night
Bona nit
  
buonanotte
  
Good Evening
Bona nit
  
buonasera
  
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
  
buon pomeriggio
  
Good Morning
Bon dia
  
buongiorno
  
Please
Sisplau
  
Per Favore
  
Sorry
Perdó!
  
scusate
  
Bye
Adéu
  
arrivederci
  
I Love You
T'estimo
  
Ti amo
  
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
  
Scusami
  
Dialect 1
Caló
  
Romanesco
  
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
  
Lazio
  
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00
  
21
Dialect 2
Valencian
  
Central Italian
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
19
5,000,000.00
  
14
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
  
Tuscan
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
  
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million
  
99+
78.00 million
  
21
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.10 million
  
99+
64.00 million
  
18
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million
  
28
14.00 million
  
20
Native Name
català
  
Italiano
  
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
Italiano
  
French Name
catalan; valencien
  
italien
  
German Name
Katalanisch
  
Italienisch
  
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
[itaˈljaːno]
  
Ethnicity
Catalan people
  
Italians
  
Origin
c. 1028
  
960 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Catalan
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Italian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
  
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ca
  
it
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
cat
  
ita
  
ISO 639 2/B
cat
  
ita
  
ISO 639 3
cat
  
ita
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
itas
  
Glottocode
stan1289
  
ital1282
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
  
51-AAA-q
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional, Synthetic