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
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 in
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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!
  
Dialect 1
Bikol
  
Caló
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
France, Portugal, Spain
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
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
  
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
  
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.