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Catalan vs Quechua


Quechua vs Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
6   
9

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru   

Second Language
Spain   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
South America   

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.
  
  • One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
  • Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  

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

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
31   
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
23   
13
26   
16

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
Rimaykullayki   

Thank You
Gràcies   
Solpayki   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
Allillanchu   

Good Night
Bona nit   
Allin tuta   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
Wuynas nuchis   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
Wuynas tardis   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
Wuynus diyas   

Please
Sisplau   
Not Available   

Sorry
Perdó!   
Pampachaykuway   

Bye
Adéu   
bye   

I Love You
T'estimo   
Kuyayki   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
Pampachaway   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Ancash   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Peru   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
920,000.00   
29

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Huánuco   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Peru   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
19
190,000.00   
33

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Yaru   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Peru   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
150,000.00   
25

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million   
99+
8.90 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
8.90 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
Not Available   

Native Name
català   
Qhichwa   

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   
North La Paz Quechua   

French Name
catalan; valencien   
quechua   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Quechua-Sprache   

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

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Quechua   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
16th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Quechumaran Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Andean Equatorial   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Quechua   

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
qu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
que   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
que   

ISO 639 3
cat   
que   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
quec1387   

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, Synthetic   

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Catalan and Quechua Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs Quechua language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and Quechua language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 whereas history of Quechua language states that this language originated in 16th 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 Quechua Language History.

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

Catalan vs Quechua Difficulty

The Catalan vs Quechua difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Quechua 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 Quechua are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Quechua, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Quechua time required is 44 weeks.

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