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Catalan vs Filipino


Filipino vs Catalan


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
Philippines   

Second Language
Spain   
Philippines   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
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   
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino   

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.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

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

Derived From
Latin   
Spanish Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
28   
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
23   
13
23   
13

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
Kumusta   

Thank You
Gràcies   
Salamat   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
Kumusta   

Good Night
Bona nit   
magandang gabi   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
Magandang gabi   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
Magandang hapon   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
Magandang umaga   

Please
Sisplau   
Mangyaring   

Sorry
Perdó!   
pinagsisisihan   

Bye
Adéu   
Paalam   

I Love You
T'estimo   
Mahal kita   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
patawarin ninyo ako   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Bikol   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Hiligaynon   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
19
8,200,000.00   
11

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Waray   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,600,000.00   
13

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million   
99+
90.00 million   
17

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
45.00 million   
23

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
45.00 million   
13

Native Name
català   
filipino   

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

French Name
catalan; valencien   
filipino; pilipino   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Pilipino   

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]   

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
16th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Filipino   

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
No Data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
fil   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
fil   

ISO 639 3
cat   
fil   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
fili1244   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e   
No Data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Catalan and Filipino Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs Filipino language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and Filipino language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 whereas history of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th Century. 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 Filipino Language History.

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

Catalan vs Filipino Difficulty

The Catalan vs Filipino difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Filipino 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 Filipino are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Filipino, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Filipino time required is 44 weeks.

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