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Italian vs Catalan


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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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Italian and Catalan Language History

Comparison of Italian vs Catalan language history gives us differences between origin of Italian and Catalan language. History of Italian language states that this language originated in 960 BC 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 Italian and Catalan Language History.

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

Italian vs Catalan Difficulty

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

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