Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Second Language
Spain
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
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
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
Latin
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Swahili-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
How Are You?
Com estàs?
Habari gani?
Good Night
Bona nit
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
Bona nit
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
Bon dia
Habari za asubuhi
I Love You
T'estimo
nakupenda
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
Samahani
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
Zanzibar island
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Valencian
Kimrima
Where They Speak
Spain
Dar es Salaam
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Kimgao
Where They Speak
Spain
Kilwa
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
català
Not Available
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
catalan; valencien
swahili
German Name
Katalanisch
Swahili
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Not Available
Ethnicity
Catalan people
Swahili people or Waswahili
Origin
c. 1028
6th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Romance
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
Old Catalan
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Swahili
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1289
swah1254
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Catalan and Swahili 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 Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Catalan and Swahili Speaking population
Catalan and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili 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 Swahili on Catalan vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Catalan and Swahili Language Codes
Catalan and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.