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Catalan vs Japanese


Japanese vs Catalan


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
Japan  

Second Language
Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia, Pacific  

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
Palau  

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education  

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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  

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

Derived From
Latin  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
99  
40

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
23  
13
14  
4

Scripts
Latin  
Kana  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
88 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)  

Thank You
Gràcies  
ありがとう (Arigatō)  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)  

Good Night
Bona nit  
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
こんばんは (Konbanwa)  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
おはよう (Ohayō)  

Please
Sisplau  
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)  

Sorry
Perdó!  
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)  

Bye
Adéu  
さようなら (Sayōnara)  

I Love You
T'estimo  
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
すみません (Sumimasen)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Sanuki  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Kagawa  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
35
1,000,000.00  
28

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Hakata  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Fukuoka  

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

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Kansai  

Where They Speak
Spain  
kansai  

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
31  
25

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million  
99+
128.00 million  
14

Speaking Population
Not Available  
1.90 %  
10

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
128.00 million  
9

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
28
Not Available  

Native Name
català  
日本語  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
Not Available  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
japonais  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Japanisch  

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]  

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Japanese (Yamato)  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
1185  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Japonic Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Japanese  

Language Position
Not Available  
8  
8

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Signed Japanese  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
ja  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
jpn  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
jpn  

ISO 639 3
cat  
jpn  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
stan1289  
nucl1643  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
45-CAA-a  

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 Japanese Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs Japanese language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and Japanese language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 whereas history of Japanese language states that this language originated in 1185. 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 Japanese Language History.

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

Catalan vs Japanese Difficulty

The Catalan vs Japanese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Japanese 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 Japanese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Japanese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Japanese time required is 88 weeks.

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