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Hungarian vs Catalan


Catalan vs Hungarian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Hungary, Serbia, Vojvodina, Serbia   
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   

Total No. Of Countries
5   
10
6   
9

National Language
Austria, Gambia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine   
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   

Second Language
United States of America   
Spain   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Austria, Croatia, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine   
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   

Regulated By
known, Research Institute for Linguistics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Magyar Tudományos Akadémia Nyelvtudományi Intézete)   
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Hungarian language has only preserved most of its ancient elements.
  • 'Magyar' is the Hungarian name for the language, the 'Magyar' is also used as an English word to refer to Hungarian people.
  
  • 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
Mansi and Khanty Languages   
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   

Derived From
East and South Slavic Languages   
Latin   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Hungarian-alphabets.jpg#200   
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
40   
21
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
5   
2

How Many Consonants
25   
15
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
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
szia   
Hola   

Thank You
köszönöm   
Gràcies   

How Are You?
Hogy vagy?   
Com estàs?   

Good Night
Jó Éjszakát   
Bona nit   

Good Evening
jó Estét   
Bona nit   

Good Afternoon
Jó Napot Kívánok   
Bona tarda   

Good Morning
jó Reggelt   
Bon dia   

Please
Kérlek   
Sisplau   

Sorry
bocsi   
Perdó!   

Bye
viszlát   
Adéu   

I Love You
Szeretlek   
T'estimo   

Excuse Me
elnézést   
Dispensi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Csángó   
Caló   

Where They Speak
Bacău County, Rumania   
France, Portugal, Spain   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
440,000.00   
35

Dialect 2
Oberwart   
Valencian   

Where They Speak
Austria   
Spain   

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

Dialect 3
Székely   
Ribagorçan   

Where They Speak
Székely Land   
Spain   

Total No. Of Dialects
11   
11
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
9.20 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.19 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
4.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
0.07 million   
38
5.10 million   
28

Native Name
magyar / magyar nyelv   
català   

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

French Name
hongrois   
catalan; valencien   

German Name
Ungarisch   
Katalanisch   

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

Ethnicity
Hungarians   
Catalan people   

History

Origin
1192 AD   
c. 1028   

Language Family
Uralic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Finno-Ugric   
Romance   

Branch
Ugric   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Hungarian   
Old Catalan   

Standard Forms
Modern Hungarian   
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   

Language Position
66   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Catalan   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
hu   
ca   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hun   
cat   

ISO 639 2/B
hun   
cat   

ISO 639 3
hun   
cat   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
hung1274   
stan1289   

Linguasphere
ohu   
51-AAA-e   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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Hungarian and Catalan Language History

Comparison of Hungarian vs Catalan language history gives us differences between origin of Hungarian and Catalan language. History of Hungarian language states that this language originated in 1192 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 Hungarian and Catalan Language History.

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

Hungarian vs Catalan Difficulty

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

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