Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
India, Karnataka, India
  
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Karnataka, India
  
Second Language
Spain
  
Goa
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
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.
  
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Telugu
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Kannada Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hola
  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Thank You
Gràcies
  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
How Are You?
Com estàs?
  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Good Night
Bona nit
  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
Bona nit
  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Good Morning
Bon dia
  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Please
Sisplau
  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Sorry
Perdó!
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
Bye
Adéu
  
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
I Love You
T'estimo
  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Dialect 1
Caló
  
Badaga
  
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Dialect 2
Valencian
  
Urali
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
kerala
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
19
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
  
Kurumba
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million
  
99+
49.00 million
  
29
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.10 million
  
99+
38.00 million
  
26
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million
  
28
11.00 million
  
21
Native Name
català
  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
French Name
catalan; valencien
  
kannada
  
German Name
Katalanisch
  
Kannada
  
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
Ethnicity
Catalan people
  
Kannadiga
  
Origin
c. 1028
  
c. 450
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Catalan
  
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Modern Kannada
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ca
  
kn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
cat
  
kan
  
ISO 639 2/B
cat
  
kan
  
ISO 639 3
cat
  
kan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
stan1289
  
nucl1305
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available