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Catalan and Italian


Countries

Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City   
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   

Total No. Of Countries
7   
8
6   
9

National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City   
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   

Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia   
Spain   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia   
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   

Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)   
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
  • 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
French and Portuguese Languages   
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
16   
6
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
ciao   
Hola   

Thank You
grazie   
Gràcies   

How Are You?
Come stai?   
Com estàs?   

Good Night
buonanotte   
Bona nit   

Good Evening
buonasera   
Bona nit   

Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio   
Bona tarda   

Good Morning
buongiorno   
Bon dia   

Please
Per Favore   
Sisplau   

Sorry
scusate   
Perdó!   

Bye
arrivederci   
Adéu   

I Love You
Ti amo   
T'estimo   

Excuse Me
Scusami   
Dispensi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Romanesco   
Caló   

Where They Speak
Lazio   
France, Portugal, Spain   

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00   
21
440,000.00   
35

Dialect 2
Central Italian   
Valencian   

Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
14
2,400,000.00   
19

Dialect 3
Tuscan   
Ribagorçan   

Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria   
Spain   

Total No. Of Dialects
15   
14
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million   
21
9.20 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.90 %   
22
Not Available   

Native Speakers
64.00 million   
18
4.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million   
20
5.10 million   
28

Native Name
Italiano   
català   

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

French Name
italien   
catalan; valencien   

German Name
Italienisch   
Katalanisch   

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

Ethnicity
Italians   
Catalan people   

History

Origin
960 BC   
c. 1028   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Catalan   

Standard Forms
Italian   
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   

Language Position
27   
23
Not Available   

Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"   
Signed Catalan   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
it   
ca   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ita   
cat   

ISO 639 2/B
ita   
cat   

ISO 639 3
ita   
cat   

ISO 639 6
itas   
Not Available   

Glottocode
ital1282   
stan1289   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-q   
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 Italian 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 Italian and Catalan dialects. Various dialects of Italian and Catalan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Italian are spoken in different Italian Speaking Countries whereas Catalan Dialects are spoken in different Catalan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Italian vs Catalan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Italian dialects include: Romanesco, Central Italian. Catalan dialects include: Caló , Valencian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Italian and Catalan Speaking population

Italian and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Italian and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Italian and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 % 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 Italian and Catalan on Italian vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Italian and Catalan Language Codes

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

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