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Catalan and Welsh


Welsh and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
Wales   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
Wales   

Second Language
Spain   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   
Argentina, United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   
Welsh Language Commissioner   

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 Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  

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

Derived From
Latin   
British Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
7   
4

How Many Consonants
23   
13
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
Helô   

Thank You
Gràcies   
Diolch   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
Sut ydych chi?   

Good Night
Bona nit   
Nos da   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
Noswaith dda   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
P'nawn da   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
Bore da   

Please
Sisplau   
os gwelwch yn dda   

Sorry
Perdó!   
Mae'n ddrwg gennym   

Bye
Adéu   
Hwyl   

I Love You
T'estimo   
Dw i'n dy garu di   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
Esgusodwch fi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Patagonian Welsh   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Argentina   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
38,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Y Wyndodeg   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Gwynedd   

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

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Y Bowyseg   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Powys   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million   
99+
7.40 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
7.40 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
Not Available   

Native Name
català   
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg   

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   
Cymraeg   

French Name
catalan; valencien   
gallois   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Kymrisch   

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

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Welsh people   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
9th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Celtic   

Branch
Not Available   
Brythonic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Welsh   

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
cy   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
cym   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
wel   

ISO 639 3
cat   
cym   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
wels1247   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e   
50-ABA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Historical   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Catalan and Welsh Speaking population

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

Catalan and Welsh Language Codes

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

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