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.
  
- Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
- Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
  
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Old German Language
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Prakrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Sanskrit-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hola
  
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)
  
Thank You
Gràcies
  
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)
  
How Are You?
Com estàs?
  
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)
  
Good Night
Bona nit
  
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)
  
Good Evening
Bona nit
  
शुभः सायंकालः
  
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
  
शुभ दुपार
  
Good Morning
Bon dia
  
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)
  
Please
Sisplau
  
कृपया (kripayā)
  
Sorry
Perdó!
  
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
  
Bye
Adéu
  
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)
  
I Love You
T'estimo
  
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)
  
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
  
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
  
Dialect 1
Caló
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
  
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Valencian
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
19
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Not Available
  
Total No. Of Dialects
0
  
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million
  
99+
14.10 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.10 million
  
99+
14.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million
  
28
Not Available
  
Native Name
català
  
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)
  
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
Not Available
  
French Name
catalan; valencien
  
sanskrit
  
German Name
Katalanisch
  
Sanskrit
  
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
[səmskr̩t̪əm]
  
Ethnicity
Catalan people
  
Not Available
  
Origin
c. 1028
  
2000 B.C.
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Catalan
  
Vedic Sanskrit
  
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Sanskrit
  
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ca
  
sa
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
cat
  
san
  
ISO 639 2/B
cat
  
san
  
ISO 639 3
cat
  
san
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
stan1289
  
sans1269
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Ancient
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Synthetic
  
Catalan and Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Sanskrit language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Sanskrit word for "Thank You" is धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh). Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Sanskrit Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Catalan vs Sanskrit Difficulty
The Catalan vs Sanskrit difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Sanskrit, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Sanskrit time required is 20 weeks.