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Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
23  
4

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen  

Second Language
Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Africa, Asia  

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  
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council  

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.
  
  • Arabic is 5th common language in world.
  • Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
Amharic and Hebrew  

Derived From
Latin  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
8  
5

How Many Consonants
23  
13
28  
18

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
88 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
مرحبا  

Thank You
Gràcies  
شكرا  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
كيف حالك؟  

Good Night
Bona nit  
تصبح على خير  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
مساء الخير  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
مساء الخير  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
صباح الخير  

Please
Sisplau  
من فضلك  

Sorry
Perdó!  
آسف  

Bye
Adéu  
وداعا  

I Love You
T'estimo  
أحبك  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
اعذرني  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Maghrebi  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Algeria, Libya, Maghreb, Morocco, Tunisia  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
35
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Sudanese  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Sudan  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
19
17,000,000.00  
6

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Levantine  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Cyprus, Levant  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
21,000,000.00  
3

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
26  
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million  
99+
452.00 million  
4

Speaking Population
Not Available  
4.43 %  
6

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
206.00 million  
6

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
28
246.00 million  
2

Native Name
català  
(al arabiya) العربية  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
Al-’Arabiyya, Al-Fusha, Literary Arabic  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
arabe  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Arabisch  

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  
/al ʕarabijja/, /ʕarabi/  

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Arabs  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
512 CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family, Semitic Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Semitic  

Branch
Not Available  
North Arabic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Modern Standard Arabic  

Language Position
Not Available  
25  
21

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Signed Arabic  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
ar  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
ara  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
ara  

ISO 639 3
cat  
ara  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
stan1289  
arab1395  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
12-AAC  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Catalan and Arabic Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs Arabic language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and Arabic language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 whereas history of Arabic language states that this language originated in 512 CE. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Catalan and Arabic Language History.

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Catalan and Arabic 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 Arabic greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Arabic language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Arabic word for "Thank You" is شكرا. Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Arabic Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Catalan vs Arabic Difficulty

The Catalan vs Arabic difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Arabic 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 Arabic are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Arabic, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Arabic time required is 88 weeks.

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