Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
India, Pakistan
  
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
India, Pakistan
  
Second Language
Spain
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Not Available
  
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.
  
- Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
- Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Hindi and Urdu Languages
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Kashmiri-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hola
  
Assalām ‘alaikum
  
Thank You
Gràcies
  
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)
  
How Are You?
Com estàs?
  
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)
  
Good Night
Bona nit
  
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)
  
Good Evening
Bona nit
  
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
  
Hach t'ochoktiya
  
Good Morning
Bon dia
  
Hach ch'i
  
Please
Sisplau
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
Perdó!
  
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)
  
Bye
Adéu
  
Khuda hāfiz
  
I Love You
T'estimo
  
be chus che seth mohabat karaan
  
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
  
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)
  
Dialect 1
Caló
  
Kashtawari
  
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
  
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Valencian
  
Poguli
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Pogul and Paristan valleys
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
19
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
  
Rambani
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
India
  
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million
  
99+
5.60 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.10 million
  
99+
5.42 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million
  
28
Not Available
  
Native Name
català
  
कॉशुर / كٲشُر
  
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur
  
French Name
catalan; valencien
  
kashmiri
  
German Name
Katalanisch
  
Kaschmiri
  
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
[kəːʃur]
  
Ethnicity
Catalan people
  
Kashmiris or koshur
  
Origin
c. 1028
  
12th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Catalan
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Kashmiri
  
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ca
  
ks
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
cat
  
kas
  
ISO 639 2/B
cat
  
kas
  
ISO 639 3
cat
  
kas
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
stan1289
  
kash1277
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available