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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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