Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
  
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
  
Second Language
Spain
  
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
  
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
  
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.
  
- Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
- 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Romanian
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Albanian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hola
  
Përshëndetje
  
Thank You
Gràcies
  
Ju faleminderit
  
How Are You?
Com estàs?
  
Si jeni?
  
Good Night
Bona nit
  
natën e mirë
  
Good Evening
Bona nit
  
mirëmbrëma
  
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
  
mirëdita
  
Good Morning
Bon dia
  
mirëmengjes
  
Please
Sisplau
  
Ju lutem
  
Sorry
Perdó!
  
Me fal
  
Bye
Adéu
  
mirupafshim
  
I Love You
T'estimo
  
unë e dua ju
  
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
  
Më falni
  
Dialect 1
Caló
  
Gheg Albanian
  
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
  
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
  
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00
  
20
Dialect 2
Valencian
  
Tosk Albanian
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
19
1,800,000.00
  
20
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
  
Arbëresh
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Italy
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million
  
99+
7.50 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.10 million
  
99+
3.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million
  
28
3.60 million
  
31
Native Name
català
  
shqip / gjuha shqipe
  
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
Not Available
  
French Name
catalan; valencien
  
albanais
  
German Name
Katalanisch
  
Albanisch
  
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
[ʃcip]
  
Ethnicity
Catalan people
  
Albanians
  
Origin
c. 1028
  
1462 AD
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Catalan
  
Old Albanian
  
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Standard Albanian
  
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
  
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ca
  
sq
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
cat
  
sqi
  
ISO 639 2/B
cat
  
alb
  
ISO 639 3
cat
  
sqi
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
stan1289
  
alba1267
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
  
55-AAA-aaa
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Synthetic
  
Catalan and Albanian Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Catalan and Albanian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Albanian language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Albanian word for "Thank You" is Ju faleminderit. Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Albanian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Catalan vs Albanian Difficulty
The Catalan vs Albanian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Albanian Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Catalan and Albanian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Albanian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Albanian time required is 44 weeks.