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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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