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Catalan vs Catalan


Catalan vs Catalan


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
6   
9

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   

Second Language
Spain   
Spain   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   

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

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.
  
  • 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.
  

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

Derived From
Latin   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
23   
13
23   
13

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
Hola   

Thank You
Gràcies   
Gràcies   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
Com estàs?   

Good Night
Bona nit   
Bona nit   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
Bona nit   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
Bona tarda   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
Bon dia   

Please
Sisplau   
Sisplau   

Sorry
Perdó!   
Perdó!   

Bye
Adéu   
Adéu   

I Love You
T'estimo   
T'estimo   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
Dispensi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Caló   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
France, Portugal, Spain   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
440,000.00   
35

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Valencian   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
19
2,400,000.00   
19

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Ribagorçan   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Spain   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
8   
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
4.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
5.10 million   
28

Native Name
català   
català   

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

French Name
catalan; valencien   
catalan; valencien   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Katalanisch   

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

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Catalan people   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
c. 1028   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
Old Catalan   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Signed Catalan   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
ca   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
cat   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
cat   

ISO 639 3
cat   
cat   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
stan1289   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e   
51-AAA-e   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Catalan and Catalan Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs Catalan language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and Catalan language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 whereas history of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028. 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 Catalan Language History.

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

Catalan vs Catalan Difficulty

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

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