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Catalan vs Igbo


Igbo vs Catalan


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
Nigeria   

Second Language
Spain   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Africa   

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   
Equatorial Guinea   

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture   

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.
  
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
8   
5

How Many Consonants
23   
13
28   
18

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
52 weeks   
12

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
kedụ   

Thank You
Gràcies   
dalụ   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
kedụ ka ịmere   

Good Night
Bona nit   
ka chi fo   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
mgbede ọma   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
ehihie ọma   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
ụtụtụ ọma   

Please
Sisplau   
Biko   

Sorry
Perdó!   
Ndo   

Bye
Adéu   
Not Available   

I Love You
T'estimo   
a hụrụ m gị n'anya   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
ngọpụ   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Enuani   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Ngwa   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
19
1,500,000.00   
22

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million   
99+
25.00 million   
40

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
25.00 million   
32

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
Not Available   

Native Name
català   
igbo   

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

French Name
catalan; valencien   
igbo   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Ibo-Sprache   

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

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Igbo people   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
30th Century BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Kwa   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Standard Igbo   

Language Position
Not Available   
57   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
ig   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
ibo   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
ibo   

ISO 639 3
cat   
ibo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
nucl1417   

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   
Agglutinative   

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Catalan and Igbo Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs Igbo language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and Igbo language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 whereas history of Igbo language states that this language originated in 30th Century BC. 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 Igbo Language History.

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

Catalan vs Igbo Difficulty

The Catalan vs Igbo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Igbo 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 Igbo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Igbo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Igbo time required is 52 weeks.

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