Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Spain
Second Language
Spain
Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española
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.
- One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
- Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
French Language
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Spanish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Gràcies
Gracias
How Are You?
Com estàs?
Cómo estás?
Good Night
Bona nit
Buenas Noches
Good Evening
Bona nit
Bonne soirée
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
Buenas Tardes
Good Morning
Bon dia
Buenos Días
I Love You
T'estimo
Te Quiero
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
Discúlpeme
Dialect 1
Caló
Mexican Spanish
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
Mexico
Dialect 2
Valencian
Cuban Spanish
Where They Speak
Spain
Cuba
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Puerto Rican Spanish
Where They Speak
Spain
Puerto Rico
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
català
Español
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
Castellano, Castilian, Español
French Name
catalan; valencien
espagnol; castillan
German Name
Katalanisch
Spanisch
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
[espaˈɲol], [kasteˈʎano]
Ethnicity
Catalan people
Not Available
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Catalan
Old Spanish and Spanish
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Pluricentric Standard Spanish
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Signed Spanish
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1289
stan1288
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
51-AAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic