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Countries

Countries
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  

Total No. Of Countries
33  
2
6  
9

National Language
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  

Second Language
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore  
Spain  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America  
Europe  

Minority Language
South Africa  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  
  • 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
Not Available  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
21  
11
23  
13

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
7  
6
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Hello  
Hola  

Thank You
Thank you  
Gràcies  

How Are You?
How are you?  
Com estàs?  

Good Night
Good Night  
Bona nit  

Good Evening
Good Evening  
Bona nit  

Good Afternoon
Good Afternoon  
Bona tarda  

Good Morning
Good Morning  
Bon dia  

Please
Please  
Sisplau  

Sorry
Sorry  
Perdó!  

Bye
Bye  
Adéu  

I Love You
I love you  
T'estimo  

Excuse Me
Excuse Me  
Dispensi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
American English  
Caló  

Where They Speak
United States of America  
France, Portugal, Spain  

How Many People Speak
225,000,000.00  
3
440,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Hiberno-English  
Valencian  

Where They Speak
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00  
15
2,400,000.00  
19

Dialect 3
Welsh English  
Ribagorçan  

Where They Speak
United Kingdom  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
14
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
188  
34
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1,200.00 million  
1
9.20 million  
99+

Speaking Population
5.43 %  
4
Not Available  

Native Speakers
400.00 million  
3
4.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
400.00 million  
1
5.10 million  
28

Native Name
English  
català  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  

French Name
anglais  
catalan; valencien  

German Name
Englisch  
Katalanisch  

Pronunciation
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Catalan people  

History

Origin
5th Century AD  
c. 1028  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Romance  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English  
Old Catalan  

Standard Forms
Standard English  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  

Language Position
3  
3
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Signed English  
Signed Catalan  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
en  
ca  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
eng  
cat  

ISO 639 2/B
eng  
cat  

ISO 639 3
eng  
cat  

ISO 639 6
engs  
Not Available  

Glottocode
stan1293  
stan1289  

Linguasphere
52-ABA  
51-AAA-e  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic  
Not Available  

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English and Catalan Language History

Comparison of English vs Catalan language history gives us differences between origin of English and Catalan language. History of English language states that this language originated in 5th Century AD whereas history of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028. 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 English and Catalan Language History.

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

English vs Catalan Difficulty

The English vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of English 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 English and Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in English and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn English is 6 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.

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