Countries
Philippines
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
National Language
Philippines
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
Philippines
Spain
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
- 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.
Similar To
Hiligaynon Language
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Derived From
Island of Cebu
Latin
Alphabets in
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Salamat
Gràcies
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
Com estàs?
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
Bona nit
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
Bona nit
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
Bona tarda
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
Bon dia
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
T'estimo
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
Dispensi!
Where They Speak
Bohol
France, Portugal, Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Southern Kana
Valencian
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
North Kana
Ribagorçan
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
Spain
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Visayan
català
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
cebuano
catalan; valencien
German Name
Cebuano
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
Catalan people
Origin
16th century
c. 1028
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Romance
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Catalan
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Catalan
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
ca
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
cebu1242
stan1289
Linguasphere
No data Available
51-AAA-e
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Cebuano and Catalan 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 Cebuano and Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Cebuano and Catalan language. Cebuano word for "Hello" is Hoy or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Cebuano Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Cebuano vs Catalan Difficulty
The Cebuano vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Cebuano Alphabets and Catalan 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 Cebuano and Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Cebuano and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Cebuano is 3 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.