Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
Philippines
  
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Philippines
  
Second Language
Spain
  
Filipinos
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia, Australia
  
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
  
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
  
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 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
- The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Baybayin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hola
  
Kamusta
  
Thank You
Gràcies
  
Salamat po
  
How Are You?
Com estàs?
  
Kamusta ka na?
  
Good Night
Bona nit
  
Magandang gabi
  
Good Evening
Bona nit
  
Magandang gabi po
  
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
  
Magandang hapon po
  
Good Morning
Bon dia
  
Magandang umaga po
  
Please
Sisplau
  
pakiusap
  
Sorry
Perdó!
  
pinagsisisihan
  
Bye
Adéu
  
Paálam
  
I Love You
T'estimo
  
Iniibig kita
  
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
  
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
  
Dialect 1
Caló
  
Batangas Tagalog
  
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
  
Batangas, Gabon
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Valencian
  
Bisalog
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
19
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
  
Filipino
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million
  
99+
73.00 million
  
24
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.10 million
  
99+
28.00 million
  
29
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million
  
28
45.00 million
  
13
Native Name
català
  
Tagalog
  
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
Filipino, Pilipino
  
French Name
catalan; valencien
  
tagalog
  
German Name
Katalanisch
  
Tagalog
  
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]
  
Ethnicity
Catalan people
  
Tagalog people
  
Origin
c. 1028
  
1593
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Indonesian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Catalan
  
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
  
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Filipino
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ca
  
t1
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
cat
  
tgl
  
ISO 639 2/B
cat
  
tgl
  
ISO 639 3
cat
  
tg1
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
stan1289
  
taga1269
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
  
31-CKA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Catalan and Tagalog 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 Tagalog greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Tagalog language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Tagalog word for "Thank You" is Salamat po. Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Tagalog Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Catalan vs Tagalog Difficulty
The Catalan vs Tagalog difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Tagalog 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 Tagalog are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Tagalog, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Tagalog time required is 44 weeks.