Home
Languagevs


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   

Countries >>
<< All

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.

Compare Most Difficult Languages

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.

Most Difficult Languages

Most Difficult Languages

» More Most Difficult Languages

Compare Most Difficult Languages

» More Compare Most Difficult Languages