Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
India, Pakistan
  
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
India, Pakistan
  
Second Language
Spain
  
Pakistan
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
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.
  
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Hindi Language
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hola
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
Thank You
Gràcies
  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
How Are You?
Com estàs?
  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
Good Night
Bona nit
  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
Good Evening
Bona nit
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
Good Morning
Bon dia
  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
Please
Sisplau
  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
Sorry
Perdó!
  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
Bye
Adéu
  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
I Love You
T'estimo
  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
Dialect 1
Caló
  
Pothohari
  
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Valencian
  
Saraiki
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
19
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
  
Doabi
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million
  
99+
154.30 million
  
12
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.10 million
  
99+
100.00 million
  
11
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million
  
28
54.30 million
  
12
Native Name
català
  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
French Name
catalan; valencien
  
pendjabi
  
German Name
Katalanisch
  
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
Not Availble
  
Ethnicity
Catalan people
  
Punjabis
  
Origin
c. 1028
  
1000 AD
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Catalan
  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Modern Punjabi
  
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
ca
  
pa
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
cat
  
pan
  
ISO 639 2/B
cat
  
pan
  
ISO 639 3
cat
  
pan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
stan1289
  
panj1256
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional