Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
India
  
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
India
  
Second Language
Spain
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
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 earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
  
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Bengali and Assamese
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Oriya-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hola
  
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)
  
Thank You
Gràcies
  
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)
  
How Are You?
Com estàs?
  
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)
  
Good Night
Bona nit
  
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)
  
Good Evening
Bona nit
  
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)
  
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
  
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)
  
Good Morning
Bon dia
  
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)
  
Please
Sisplau
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
Perdó!
  
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)
  
Bye
Adéu
  
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)
  
I Love You
T'estimo
  
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)
  
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
  
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)
  
Dialect 1
Caló
  
Baleswari
  
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Valencian
  
Ganjami
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
19
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
  
Kosli
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million
  
99+
33.00 million
  
34
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.10 million
  
99+
33.00 million
  
28
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million
  
28
Not Available
  
Native Name
català
  
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)
  
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia
  
French Name
catalan; valencien
  
oriya
  
German Name
Katalanisch
  
Oriya-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
[ˈoɽia]
  
Ethnicity
Catalan people
  
Odias
  
Origin
c. 1028
  
3 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Catalan
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Standard Odia
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
  
Indian Signing System
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual, Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
ca
  
or
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
cat
  
ori
  
ISO 639 2/B
cat
  
ori
  
ISO 639 3
cat
  
ori
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
stan1289
  
macr1269
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Catalan and Oriya 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 Oriya greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Oriya language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Oriya word for "Thank You" is ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad). Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Oriya Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Catalan vs Oriya Difficulty
The Catalan vs Oriya difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Oriya 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 Oriya are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Oriya, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Oriya time required is 44 weeks.