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Catalan and Maithili


Maithili and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
India, Nepal   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
2   
13

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
India, Nepal   

Second Language
Spain   
Nepal   

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.
  
  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   
Bhojpuri Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
47   
27

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
8   
5

How Many Consonants
23   
13
Not Available   

Scripts
Latin   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
pranam   

Thank You
Gràcies   
dhanyabad   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
Aahan kehan chhi ?   

Good Night
Bona nit   
Śubharātri   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
shubh sandhya   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
dopahar ke bad namaskar   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
Suprabhaat   

Please
Sisplau   
kripaya   

Sorry
Perdó!   
maf karai   

Bye
Adéu   
Alavidā   

I Love You
T'estimo   
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
kripaya   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Tharuwat   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Nepal   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Madhubani   

Where They Speak
Spain   
North India   

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

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Khortha   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Deoghar, France   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
15   
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million   
99+
32.00 million   
35

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.41 %   
33

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
27.00 million   
30

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
2.80 million   
33

Native Name
català   
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)   

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia   

French Name
catalan; valencien   
maithili   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Maithili   

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Maithil   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
14th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Standard Maithili   

Language Position
Not Available   
40   
31

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
mai   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
mai   

ISO 639 3
cat   
mai   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
mait1250   

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

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Catalan and Maithili Speaking population

Catalan and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 %. 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 Maithili on Catalan vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Maithili Language Codes

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

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