Countries
Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Iran
Total No. Of Countries
6
9
1
14
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Iran
Second Language
Spain
Not Available
Speaking Continents
Europe
Antartica
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Not Available
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.
Not Available
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Persian
Derived From
Latin
Not Available
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Luri-Alphabets.jpg#200
Alphabets
27
9
45
25
Phonology
How Many Vowels
5
2
5
2
How Many Consonants
23
13
40
29
Scripts
Latin
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, NA
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
5
4
6
5
Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks
6
25 weeks
7
Greetings
Hello
Hola
hello
Thank You
Gràcies
Thank you
How Are You?
Com estàs?
how are you
Good Night
Bona nit
Good night
Good Evening
Bona nit
Good evening
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
Good afternoon
Good Morning
Bon dia
Good morning
Please
Sisplau
Please
Sorry
Perdó!
sorry
Bye
Adéu
bye
I Love You
T'estimo
i love you
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
excuse me
Dialects
Dialect 1
Caló
Feyli lurish
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
Eastern Iraq, Western Iran
How Many People Speak
440,000.00
35
3,000,000.00
21
Dialect 2
Valencian
Bakhtiari
Where They Speak
Spain
Iran
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
19
3,000,000.00
18
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Laki
Where They Speak
Spain
Iran
How Many People Speak
Not Available
1,000,000.00
20
Total No. Of Dialects
8
8
5
5
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million
99+
0.00 million
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
0.00 %
99+
Native Speakers
4.10 million
99+
0.00 million
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million
28
89.00 million
10
Native Name
català
nanme
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
Lori, Luri, Luristani
French Name
catalan; valencien
Not Available
German Name
Katalanisch
Not Available
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
[ˈoɽia]
Ethnicity
Catalan people
Lurs
History
Origin
c. 1028
19 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Romance
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Catalan
gd
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
gd
Language Position
Not Available
23
19
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Indian Signing System
Scope
Individual
Not Available
Code
ISO 639 1
ca
12
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
cat
Not Available
ISO 639 2/B
cat
Not Available
ISO 639 3
cat
12
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1289
12
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
12
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
