Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
China, Kazakhstan, Russia
  
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Gambia, Kazakhstan
  
Second Language
Spain
  
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Afganistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, People's Republic of China, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
  
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Kazakh language agency
  
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.
  
- The Kazakh language can be written using a variety of scripts.
- Kazakh Language contains many words from Russian, Arabic, Mongol, Persian and other Turkic languages.
  
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Turkish and Uzbek Languages
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Kazakh-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Arabic, Cyrillic
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hola
  
Сәлеметсіз бе (Sälemetsiz be)
  
Thank You
Gràcies
  
Рақмет сізге (Raqmet sizge)
  
How Are You?
Com estàs?
  
Қалыңыз қалай? (Qalıñız qalay?)
  
Good Night
Bona nit
  
қайырлы түн (qayırlı tün)
  
Good Evening
Bona nit
  
қайырлы кеш (qayırlı keş)
  
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
  
қайырлы күн (qayırlı kün)
  
Good Morning
Bon dia
  
қайырлы таң (qayırlı tañ)
  
Please
Sisplau
  
өтінемін (ötinemin)
  
Sorry
Perdó!
  
кешіріңіз (keşiriñiz)
  
Bye
Adéu
  
bye
  
I Love You
T'estimo
  
Мен сені жақсы көремін (Men seni jaqsı köremin)
  
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
  
Кешіріңіз! (Keşiriñiz!)
  
Dialect 1
Caló
  
Northeastern Kazakh
  
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
  
Kazakhstan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Valencian
  
Southern Kazakh
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Kazakhstan
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
19
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
  
Western Kazakh
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Kazakhstan
  
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million
  
99+
11.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.10 million
  
99+
11.00 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million
  
28
Not Available
  
Native Name
català
  
Қазақ тілі / Qazaq tili / قازاق ٴتىلى
  
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
Kaisak, Kazak, Kosach, Qazaq
  
French Name
catalan; valencien
  
kazakh
  
German Name
Katalanisch
  
Kasachisch
  
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
[qɑˈzɑq tɘˈlɘ]
  
Ethnicity
Catalan people
  
Kazahks
  
Origin
c. 1028
  
17th Century
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Turkic Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Turkic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Northwestern (Kipchak)
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Catalan
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Kazakh
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ca
  
kk
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
cat
  
kaz
  
ISO 639 2/B
cat
  
kaz
  
ISO 639 3
cat
  
kaz
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
stan1289
  
kaza1248
  
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
  
Agglutinative