Countries
Japan
  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
National Language
Japan
  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Spain
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Palau
  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
- 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
Korean Language
  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kana
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
  
Hola
  
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
  
Gràcies
  
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
  
Com estàs?
  
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
  
Bona nit
  
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
  
Bona nit
  
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
  
Bona tarda
  
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
  
Bon dia
  
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
  
Sisplau
  
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
  
Perdó!
  
Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
  
Adéu
  
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
  
T'estimo
  
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
  
Dispensi!
  
Dialect 1
Sanuki
  
Caló
  
Where They Speak
Kagawa
  
France, Portugal, Spain
  
How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00
  
28
Dialect 2
Hakata
  
Valencian
  
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,400,000.00
  
19
Dialect 3
Kansai
  
Ribagorçan
  
Where They Speak
kansai
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak?
128.00 million
  
14
9.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
128.00 million
  
9
4.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
5.10 million
  
28
Native Name
日本語
  
català
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
French Name
japonais
  
catalan; valencien
  
German Name
Japanisch
  
Katalanisch
  
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
  
Catalan people
  
Origin
1185
  
c. 1028
  
Language Family
Japonic Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
  
Old Catalan
  
Standard Forms
Japanese
  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
  
Signed Catalan
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ja
  
ca
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
jpn
  
cat
  
ISO 639 2/B
jpn
  
cat
  
ISO 639 3
jpn
  
cat
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1643
  
stan1289
  
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
  
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
  
Japanese and Catalan Speaking population
Japanese and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Catalan on Japanese vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Japanese and Catalan Language Codes
Japanese and Catalan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Japanese and Catalan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.