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Italian and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
7   
8

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

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

Alphabets
27   
9
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
23   
13
16   
6

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   
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   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Romanesco   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Lazio   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
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   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
15   
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million   
99+
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.90 %   
22

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   

History

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   
27   
23

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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

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Catalan and Italian Speaking population

Catalan and Italian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Italian languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Italian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 %. 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 Italian on Catalan vs Italian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Italian Language Codes

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

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