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Malayalam and Catalan


Catalan and Malayalam


Countries

Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry   
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
6   
9

National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry   
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Spain   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands   
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   

Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala   
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
  
  • 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
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages   
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
15   
12
5   
2

How Many Consonants
41   
30
23   
13

Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
ഹലോ (halēā)   
Hola   

Thank You
നന്ദി (nandi)   
Gràcies   

How Are You?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)   
Com estàs?   

Good Night
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)   
Bona nit   

Good Evening
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)   
Bona nit   

Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)   
Bona tarda   

Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)   
Bon dia   

Please
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)   
Sisplau   

Sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)   
Perdó!   

Bye
വിട (viṭa)   
Adéu   

I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)   
T'estimo   

Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)   
Dispensi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam   
Caló   

Where They Speak
Israel, kerala   
France, Portugal, Spain   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
440,000.00   
35

Dialect 2
Mappila   
Valencian   

Where They Speak
India   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,400,000.00   
19

Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam   
Ribagorçan   

Where They Speak
France, kerala   
Spain   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
38.00 million   
33
9.20 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.57 %   
27
Not Available   

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
4.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
5.10 million   
28

Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)   
català   

Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla   
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   

French Name
malayalam   
catalan; valencien   

German Name
Malayalam   
Katalanisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   

Ethnicity
Malayali   
Catalan people   

History

Origin
9th Century   
c. 1028   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early form   
Old Catalan   

Standard Forms
Malayalam   
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   

Language Position
29   
24
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Catalan   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ml   
ca   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mal   
cat   

ISO 639 2/B
mal   
cat   

ISO 639 3
mal   
cat   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1464   
stan1289   

Linguasphere
No data available   
51-AAA-e   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Malayalam and Catalan Speaking population

Malayalam and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malayalam and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Malayalam and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 % 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 Malayalam and Catalan on Malayalam vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malayalam and Catalan Language Codes

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

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