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Catalan vs Hungarian


Hungarian vs Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
European Union, Hungary, Serbia, Vojvodina, Serbia   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
5   
10

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
Austria, Gambia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine   

Second Language
Spain   
United States of America   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Africa, Europe   

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   
Austria, Croatia, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   
known, Research Institute for Linguistics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Magyar Tudományos Akadémia Nyelvtudományi Intézete)   

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.
  
  • Hungarian language has only preserved most of its ancient elements.
  • 'Magyar' is the Hungarian name for the language, the 'Magyar' is also used as an English word to refer to Hungarian people.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   
Mansi and Khanty Languages   

Derived From
Latin   
East and South Slavic Languages   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
40   
21

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
14   
11

How Many Consonants
23   
13
25   
15

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
szia   

Thank You
Gràcies   
köszönöm   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
Hogy vagy?   

Good Night
Bona nit   
Jó Éjszakát   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
jó Estét   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
Jó Napot Kívánok   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
jó Reggelt   

Please
Sisplau   
Kérlek   

Sorry
Perdó!   
bocsi   

Bye
Adéu   
viszlát   

I Love You
T'estimo   
Szeretlek   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
elnézést   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Csángó   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Bacău County, Rumania   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Oberwart   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Austria   

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

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Székely   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Székely Land   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
11   
11

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.19 %   
99+

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
13.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
0.07 million   
38

Native Name
català   
magyar / magyar nyelv   

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

French Name
catalan; valencien   
hongrois   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Ungarisch   

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

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Hungarians   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
1192 AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Uralic Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Finno-Ugric   

Branch
Not Available   
Ugric   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
Old Hungarian   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Modern Hungarian   

Language Position
Not Available   
66   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
hu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
hun   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
hun   

ISO 639 3
cat   
hun   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
hung1274   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e   
ohu   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative, Synthetic   

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Catalan and Hungarian Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs Hungarian language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and Hungarian language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 whereas history of Hungarian language states that this language originated in 1192 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 Hungarian Language History.

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

Catalan vs Hungarian Difficulty

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

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