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Catalan and French


Countries

Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   

Total No. Of Countries
32   
3
6   
9

National Language
France   
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   

Second Language
Africa, Canada   
Spain   

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

Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   

Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  
  • 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
Italian Language   
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
5   
2

How Many Consonants
20   
10
23   
13

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
bonjour   
Hola   

Thank You
Merci   
Gràcies   

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?   
Com estàs?   

Good Night
bonne Nuit   
Bona nit   

Good Evening
bonsoir   
Bona nit   

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi   
Bona tarda   

Good Morning
Bonjour   
Bon dia   

Please
S'il vous plaît   
Sisplau   

Sorry
désolé   
Perdó!   

Bye
au revoir   
Adéu   

I Love You
Je t'aime   
T'estimo   

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi   
Dispensi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French   
Caló   

Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   
France, Portugal, Spain   

How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00   
15
440,000.00   
35

Dialect 2
African French   
Valencian   

Where They Speak
Africa   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,400,000.00   
19

Dialect 3
Swiss French   
Ribagorçan   

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00   
16
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million   
11
9.20 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.12 %   
17
Not Available   

Native Speakers
76.00 million   
13
4.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million   
11
5.10 million   
28

Native Name
français   
català   

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

French Name
français   
catalan; valencien   

German Name
Französisch   
Katalanisch   

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Catalan people   

History

Origin
9th Century   
c. 1028   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French   
Old Catalan   

Standard Forms
Standard French   
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   

Language Position
13   
12
Not Available   

Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   
Signed Catalan   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
fr   
ca   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra   
cat   

ISO 639 2/B
fre   
cat   

ISO 639 3
fra   
cat   

ISO 639 6
fras   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1290   
stan1289   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i   
51-AAA-e   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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All French and Catalan Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all French and Catalan dialects. Various dialects of French and Catalan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of French are spoken in different French Speaking Countries whereas Catalan Dialects are spoken in different Catalan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking French vs Catalan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the French dialects include: Quebec French, African French. Catalan dialects include: Caló , Valencian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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French and Catalan Speaking population

French and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which French and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of French and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak French and Catalan on French vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

French and Catalan Language Codes

French and Catalan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. French and Catalan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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