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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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