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Filipino vs Catalan


Catalan vs Filipino


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
6  
9

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
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
  • 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
Tagalog Language  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  

Derived From
Spanish Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28  
10
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
23  
13
23  
13

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Kumusta  
Hola  

Thank You
Salamat  
Gràcies  

How Are You?
Kumusta  
Com estàs?  

Good Night
magandang gabi  
Bona nit  

Good Evening
Magandang gabi  
Bona nit  

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon  
Bona tarda  

Good Morning
Magandang umaga  
Bon dia  

Please
Mangyaring  
Sisplau  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
Perdó!  

Bye
Paalam  
Adéu  

I Love You
Mahal kita  
T'estimo  

Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako  
Dispensi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bikol  
Caló  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
France, Portugal, Spain  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
440,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Hiligaynon  
Valencian  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00  
11
2,400,000.00  
19

Dialect 3
Waray  
Ribagorçan  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00  
13
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
90.00 million  
17
9.20 million  
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
45.00 million  
23
4.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
13
5.10 million  
28

Native Name
filipino  
català  

Alternative Names
Pilipino  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  

French Name
filipino; pilipino  
catalan; valencien  

German Name
Pilipino  
Katalanisch  

Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Catalan people  

History

Origin
16th Century  
c. 1028  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Romance  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Catalan  

Standard Forms
Filipino  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Signed Catalan  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No Data Available  
ca  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fil  
cat  

ISO 639 2/B
fil  
cat  

ISO 639 3
fil  
cat  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
fili1244  
stan1289  

Linguasphere
No Data Available  
51-AAA-e  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Filipino and Catalan Language History

Comparison of Filipino vs Catalan language history gives us differences between origin of Filipino and Catalan language. History of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th Century 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 Filipino and Catalan Language History.

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

Filipino vs Catalan Difficulty

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

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