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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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