Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
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 in
Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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!
  
Dialect 1
Romanesco
  
Caló
  
Where They Speak
Lazio
  
France, Portugal, Spain
  
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00
  
21
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
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
9.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
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
  
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
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
  
Signed Catalan
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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