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Catalan and Macedonian


Macedonian and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
Macedonia   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia   

Second Language
Spain   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   
Albania, Romania, Serbia   

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   
Macedonian Language Institute "Krste Misirkov"   

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.
  
  • There are plenty of loan words in Macedonian language from the Serbian, Bulgarian and Russian languages.
  • The only Indo-European language that make use of the narrative mood is Macedonian language.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   
Bulgarian, Polish, Russian and Serbian Languages   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
31   
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
23   
13
26   
16

Scripts
Latin   
Cyrillic, Macedonian Braille   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
Здраво (Zdravo)   

Thank You
Gràcies   
Благодарам (Blagodaram)   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
Како си? (Kako si?)   

Good Night
Bona nit   
Добра ноќ (Dobra nok)   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
Добра вечер (Dobra večer)   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
Добар ден (Dobar den)   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
Добро утро (Dobro utro)   

Please
Sisplau   
Ве молиме (Ve molime)   

Sorry
Perdó!   
жал (žal)   

Bye
Adéu   
Чао (Čao)   

I Love You
T'estimo   
Те сакам (Te sakam)   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Torlakian   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
1.50   
99+

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Debar   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Macedonia   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
19
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Galičnik   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Macedonia   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
28   
23

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million   
99+
2.50 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
2.50 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
Not Available   

Native Name
català   
македонски (Makedonski) македонски јазик (makedonski jazik)   

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   
Macedonian Slavic, Makedonski, Slavic   

French Name
catalan; valencien   
macédonien   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Makedonisch   

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   
[maˈkɛdɔnski ˈjazik]   

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Macedonians   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
2200 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Slavic   

Branch
Not Available   
Southern   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Macedonian   

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Macedonian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
mk   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
mkd   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
mac   

ISO 639 3
cat   
mkd   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
mace1250   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e   
53-AAA-ha   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic   

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

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Catalan and Macedonian Speaking population

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

Catalan and Macedonian Language Codes

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

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