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Catalan vs Swedish


Swedish vs Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
4   
11

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
Sweden   

Second Language
Spain   
Finland   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Antartica, Europe   

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council   

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.
  
  • In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
  • Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   
Norwegian and Danish Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Old Norse Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200   
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
27   
9
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
9   
6

How Many Consonants
23   
13
18   
8

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
hej   

Thank You
Gràcies   
tacka dig   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
hur mår du   

Good Night
Bona nit   
godnatt   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
god kväll   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
god eftermiddag   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
god morgon   

Please
Sisplau   
vänligen   

Sorry
Perdó!   
ledsen   

Bye
Adéu   
hej då   

I Love You
T'estimo   
jag älskar dig   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
ursäkta mig   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Dialects   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Gabon   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
78,000,000.00   
6

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Dialects   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Georgia   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
19
78,000,000.00   
2

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Dialects   

Where They Speak
Spain   
France   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
96,000,000.00   
1

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
79   
33

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
8.70 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
5.00 million   
29

Native Name
català   
Svenska   

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   
Ruotsi, Svenska   

French Name
catalan; valencien   
suédois   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Schwedisch   

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]   

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Swedes, Finland Swedes   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
13th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Germanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Northern (Scandinavian)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
Old Swedish   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Standard Swedish   

Language Position
Not Available   
89   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
sv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
swe   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
swe   

ISO 639 3
cat   
swe   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
swed1254   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e   
52-AAA-ck to -cw   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Catalan and Swedish Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs Swedish language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and Swedish language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 whereas history of Swedish language states that this language originated in 13th 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 Swedish Language History.

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

Catalan vs Swedish Difficulty

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

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