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Catalan vs Javanese


Javanese 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   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   
Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname   

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   
Not Available   

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 Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
  • The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   
Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
23   
13
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic, Javanese, Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
Halo   

Thank You
Gràcies   
matur nuwun   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
piye kabare?   

Good Night
Bona nit   
wengi sing apik   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
Sugeng sọnten   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
Sugeng siang   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
Sugeng énjing   

Please
Sisplau   
Not Available   

Sorry
Perdó!   
Nyuwun pangapunten   

Bye
Adéu   
Kepanggih malih benjang   

I Love You
T'estimo   
Kula tresna panjengan   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
Nuwun séwu   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Pekalongan   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Indonesia   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Cirebon   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Indonesia   

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

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Arekan   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Indonesia   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
16   
15

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million   
99+
82.00 million   
19

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.25 %   
13

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
Not Available   

Native Name
català   
basa Jawa   

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   
Djawa, Jawa   

French Name
catalan; valencien   
javanais   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Javanisch   

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

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Javanese (Mataram, Osing, Tenggerese, Boyanese, Samin, Cirebonese, Banyumasan, etc)   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
450 AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Indonesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Javanese   

Language Position
Not Available   
11   
10

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
jv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
jav   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
jav   

ISO 639 3
cat   
jav   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
java1253   

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 Javanese Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs Javanese language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and Javanese language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 whereas history of Javanese language states that this language originated in 450 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 Javanese Language History.

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

Catalan vs Javanese Difficulty

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

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