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Catalan vs Turkish


Turkish vs Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
11  
5

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
Turkey  

Second Language
Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania  

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
Turkish Language Association  

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.
  
  • Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
  • Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
Azerbaijani Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
8  
5

How Many Consonants
23  
13
21  
11

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
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
Merhaba  

Thank You
Gràcies  
teşekkür ederim  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
Nasılsın?  

Good Night
Bona nit  
İyi Geceler  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
İyi Akşamlar  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
Tünaydın  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
günaydın  

Please
Sisplau  
lütfen  

Sorry
Perdó!  
üzgünüm  

Bye
Adéu  
Hoşçakal  

I Love You
T'estimo  
Seni seviyorum  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
Afedersiniz  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Azerbaijani Turkish  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
35
26,000,000.00  
9

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Crimean Turkish  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
19
480,000.00  
29

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Gagauz  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
140,000.00  
26

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
9  
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million  
99+
75.00 million  
23

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.95 %  
21

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
28
15.00 million  
18

Native Name
català  
Türkçe  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
Anatolian, Türkisch  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
turc  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Türkisch  

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

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Turkish  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
c. 1350  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Turkic Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Turkic  

Branch
Not Available  
Southwestern(Oghuz)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)  

Language Position
Not Available  
19  
17

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Turkish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
tr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
tur  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
tur  

ISO 639 3
cat  
tur  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
stan1289  
nucl1301  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
44-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Synthetic  

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Catalan and Turkish Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs Turkish language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and Turkish language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 whereas history of Turkish language states that this language originated in c. 1350. 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 Turkish Language History.

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

Catalan vs Turkish Difficulty

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

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