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Catalan and Marathi


Marathi and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
4   
11

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
India   

Second Language
Spain   
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   
Israel, Mauritius   

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad   

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.
  
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  

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

Derived From
Latin   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200   
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200   

Alphabets
27   
9
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
16   
13

How Many Consonants
23   
13
36   
26

Scripts
Latin   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
4 weeks   
2

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
हॅलो (Hĕlō)   

Thank You
Gràcies   
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)   

Good Night
Bona nit   
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)   

Please
Sisplau   
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   

Sorry
Perdó!   
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)   

Bye
Adéu   
बाय (Bāya)   

I Love You
T'estimo   
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Maharashtrian Konkani   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Kokan   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
2,400,000.00   
23

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Varhadi   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Vidarbha   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
19
7,000,000.00   
12

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Khandeshi   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Khandesh   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,900,000.00   
15

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
42   
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million   
99+
71.00 million   
25

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.10 %   
18

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
68.00 million   
16

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
3.00 million   
32

Native Name
català   
मराठी (marāṭhī)   

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu   

French Name
catalan; valencien   
marathe   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Marathi   

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   
[məˈɾaʈʰi]   

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Marathi people   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
10th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
Maharashtri Prakrit   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Marathi   

Language Position
Not Available   
17   
15

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
mr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
mar   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
mar   

ISO 639 3
cat   
mar   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
mara1378   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e   
omr   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Catalan and Marathi Speaking population

Catalan and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. 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 Marathi on Catalan vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Marathi Language Codes

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

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