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Japanese vs Catalan


Catalan vs Japanese


Countries

Countries
Japan  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
6  
9

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

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

Alphabets
99  
40
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
14  
4
23  
13

Scripts
Kana  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
13
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

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!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sanuki  
Caló  

Where They Speak
Kagawa  
France, Portugal, Spain  

How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00  
28
440,000.00  
35

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  

Total No. Of Dialects
31  
25
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million  
14
9.20 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.90 %  
10
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  

History

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
8  
8
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese  
Signed Catalan  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

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  

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Japanese and Catalan Language History

Comparison of Japanese vs Catalan language history gives us differences between origin of Japanese and Catalan language. History of Japanese language states that this language originated in 1185 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 Japanese and Catalan Language History.

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Japanese 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 Japanese and Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Japanese and Catalan language. Japanese word for "Hello" is こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa) or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Japanese Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Japanese vs Catalan Difficulty

The Japanese vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Japanese 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 Japanese and Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Japanese and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Japanese is 88 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.

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