Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
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 in
Malayalam-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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!
  
Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam
  
Caló
  
Where They Speak
Israel, kerala
  
France, Portugal, Spain
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
38.00 million
  
33
9.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
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
  
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
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Catalan
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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
  
Malayalam 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 Malayalam and Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Malayalam and Catalan language. Malayalam word for "Hello" is ഹലോ (halēā) or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Malayalam Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Malayalam vs Catalan Difficulty
The Malayalam vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malayalam 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 Malayalam and Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malayalam and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malayalam is 44 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.