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Catalan vs Danish


Danish vs Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
5  
10

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland  

Second Language
Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Europe, North America, South America  

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America  

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language 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.
  
  • Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
  • There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
Norwegian and Swedish  

Derived From
Latin  
Old Norse Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
20  
17

How Many Consonants
23  
13
20  
10

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
Hallo  

Thank You
Gràcies  
Mange tak  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
Hvordan har du det?  

Good Night
Bona nit  
God nat  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
God aften  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
God eftermiddag  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
God morgen  

Please
Sisplau  
Please  

Sorry
Perdó!  
Undskyld!  

Bye
Adéu  
Farvel  

I Love You
T'estimo  
Jeg elsker dig  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
Undskyld mig  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Scanian  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Sweden  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
35
80,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Jutlandic  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Denmark  

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

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Bornholmsk  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Island of Bornholm  

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
5.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
28
Not Available  

Native Name
català  
dansk  

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

French Name
catalan; valencien  
danois  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Dänisch  

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

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Danish people or Danes  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
c. 1100 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 Danish, Early Modern Danish  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Rigsdansk  

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Signed Danish  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
da  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
dan  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
dan  

ISO 639 3
cat  
dan  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
stan1289  
dani1284  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional  

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Catalan and Danish Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs Danish language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and Danish language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 whereas history of Danish language states that this language originated in c. 1100 AD. 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 Danish Language History.

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

Catalan vs Danish Difficulty

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

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