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1 Countries

1.1 Countries

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

1.2 Total No. Of Countries

6
Rank: 9 (Overall)
Bhojpuri
0 46

1.3 National Language

Andorra, France, Italy, Spain

1.4 Second Language

Spain

1.5 Speaking Continents

Europe

1.6 Minority Language

Aragon, France, Italy, Spain

1.7 Regulated By

Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee

1.8 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.

1.9 Similar To

Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language

1.10 Derived From

Latin

2 Alphabets

2.1 Alphabets in

2.2 Alphabets

27
Rank: 9 (Overall)
Irish
18 247

2.3 Phonology

2.3.1 How Many Vowels

5
Rank: 2 (Overall)
Hebrew
0 32

2.3.2 How Many Consonants

23
Rank: 13 (Overall)
German
9 60

2.4 Scripts

Latin

2.5 Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal

2.6 Hard to Learn

2.6.1 Language Levels

5
Rank: 4 (Overall)
Bengali
2 12

2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn

24 weeks
Rank: 6 (Overall)
Cebuano
3 88

3 Greetings

3.1 Hello

Hola

3.2 Thank You

Gràcies

3.3 How Are You?

Com estàs?

3.4 Good Night

Bona nit

3.5 Good Evening

Bona nit

3.6 Good Afternoon

Bona tarda

3.7 Good Morning

Bon dia

3.8 Please

Sisplau

3.9 Sorry

Perdó!

3.10 Bye

Adéu

3.11 I Love You

T'estimo

3.12 Excuse Me

Dispensi!

4 Dialects

4.1 Dialect 1

Caló

4.1.1 Where They Speak

France, Portugal, Spain

4.1.2 How Many People Speak

440,000.00
Rank: 35 (Overall)
Macedonian
1.5 960000000

4.2 Dialect 2

Valencian

4.2.1 Where They Speak

Spain

4.2.2 How Many People Speak

2,400,000.00
Rank: 19 (Overall)
Dzongkha
700 80000000

4.3 Dialect 3

Ribagorçan

4.3.1 Where They Speak

Spain

4.3.2 How Many People Speak

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Romanian
1400 96000000

4.4 Total No. Of Dialects

8
Rank: 8 (Overall)
Sanskrit
0 188

5 How Many People Speak

5.1 How Many People Speak?

9.20 million
Rank: 55 (Overall)
Abkhaz
0.13 1200

5.2 Speaking Population

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Xhosa
0.11 89

5.3 Native Speakers

4.10 million
Rank: 70 (Overall)
Abkhaz
0.13 873

5.3.1 Second Language Speakers

5.10 million
Rank: 28 (Overall)
Finnish
0.01 400

5.3.2 Native Name

català

5.3.3 Alternative Names

Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian

5.3.4 French Name

catalan; valencien

5.3.5 German Name

Katalanisch

5.4 Pronunciation

[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)

5.5 Ethnicity

Catalan people

6 History

6.1 Origin

c. 1028

6.2 Language Family

Indo-European Family

6.2.1 Subgroup

Romance

6.2.2 Branch

Not Available

6.3 Language Forms

6.3.1 Early Forms

Old Catalan

6.3.2 Standard Forms

Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian

6.3.3 Language Position

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Chinese
1 120

6.3.4 Signed Forms

Signed Catalan

6.4 Scope

Individual

7 Code

7.1 ISO 639 1

ca

7.2 ISO 639 2

7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T

cat

7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B

cat

7.3 ISO 639 3

cat

7.4 ISO 639 6

Not Available

7.5 Glottocode

stan1289

7.6 Linguasphere

51-AAA-e

7.7 Types of Language

7.7.1 Language Type

Living

7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Verb-Object

7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology

Not Available

Origin of Catalan language

In order to communicate with each other, the origin of language was the essential part. Various languages are spoken all over the world. Catalan language is one of the Most Difficult Languages. The origin of Catalan language states that it was put to use in c. 1028. The history of Catalan language reveals that the language is old and used since many years. Check out in brief about Catalan Language History.The evolution of Catalan language began with early forms such as Old Catalan. Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian is the standard form of Catalan language and it is used in government centers. Know all About Catalan Language.

Catalan population

Catalan population gives us the total count of number of people speaking Catalan language. Catalan language is spoken by 9.20 million people in the world. Most of the Catalan population lies in the Catalan Speaking Countries. Catalan language is spoken as first language by 4.10 million people and as second language by about 5.10 million people. Get to know Catalan speaking population in detail.

Catalan writing system

There are numerous writing systems but most widely used scripts are Latin, Cyrillic and Arabic. Catalan writing system decides the alphabets, vowels and consonants i.e. the written form of Catalan language. Some languages share common writing systems. Latin script is used by Catalan language. Learn more about . 

Information about Catalan language

Check out all the information about Catalan language here. You may find it interesting to learn Catalan Alphabets or the vowels and consonants of this language. Also knowing about Catalan Speaking Countries, Catalan speaking continents and Catalan Dialects will help in improving your knowledge about this language. Also while travelling to Catalan countries knowing common Catalan Greetings will help you in communicating with Catalan people.