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Catalan vs Indonesian


Indonesian vs Catalan


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
Indonesia  

Second Language
Spain  
East Timor, Indonesia  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands  

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa  

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.
  
  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
Malay language  

Derived From
Latin  
Malay and Dutch Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
23  
13
19  
9

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
7  
6

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
36 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
Halo  

Thank You
Gràcies  
Terima kasih  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
Apa kabar?  

Good Night
Bona nit  
Selamat Malam  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
Malam yang baik  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
Selamat Sore  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
Selamat Pagi  

Please
Sisplau  
mohon Untuk  

Sorry
Perdó!  
maaf  

Bye
Adéu  
Selamat tinggal  

I Love You
T'estimo  
Aku cinta kamu  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
Permisi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Sundanese  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
35
38,000,000.00  
8

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Balinese  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
19
3,300,000.00  
17

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Minangkabau  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Indonesia, Malaysia  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
6,000,000.00  
7

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
46  
30

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million  
99+
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
Not Available  
1.16 %  
14

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
23.00 million  
34

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
28
140.00 million  
4

Native Name
català  
Bahasa Melayu  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
Bahasa Indonesia  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
indonésien  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Bahasa Indonesia  

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Indonesians  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
7th Century  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Indonesian  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
Old Malay  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Indonesian  

Language Position
Not Available  
56  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
id  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
ind  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
ind  

ISO 639 3
cat  
ind  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
stan1289  
indo1316  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Agglutinative  

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Catalan and Indonesian Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs Indonesian language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and Indonesian language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 whereas history of Indonesian language states that this language originated in 7th 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 Indonesian Language History.

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

Catalan vs Indonesian Difficulty

The Catalan vs Indonesian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Indonesian 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 Indonesian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Indonesian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Indonesian time required is 36 weeks.

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