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Catalan and Kannada


Kannada and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
India, Karnataka, India  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

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

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

Alphabets
27  
9
49  
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
14  
11

How Many Consonants
23  
13
35  
25

Scripts
Latin  
Kannada Script  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

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)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Badaga  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
35
540,000.00  
33

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Urali  

Where They Speak
Spain  
kerala  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
19
6,440.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Kurumba  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
220,000.00  
23

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million  
99+
49.00 million  
29

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.58 %  
26

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  

History

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  
31  
25

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

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  

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

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Catalan and Kannada Speaking population

Catalan and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. 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 Kannada on Catalan vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Kannada Language Codes

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

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