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Polish and Catalan


Catalan and Polish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Poland   
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
6   
9

National Language
Poland   
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   

Second Language
Belarus, Czech Republic, England, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ukraine   
Spain   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine   
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   

Regulated By
Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego)   
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
  • The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.
  
  • 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
Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages   
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32   
14
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
5   
2

How Many Consonants
23   
13
23   
13

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
cześć   
Hola   

Thank You
dziękuję   
Gràcies   

How Are You?
Jak się masz?   
Com estàs?   

Good Night
dobranoc   
Bona nit   

Good Evening
dobry wieczór   
Bona nit   

Good Afternoon
dzień dobry   
Bona tarda   

Good Morning
Dzień dobry   
Bon dia   

Please
proszę   
Sisplau   

Sorry
Przepraszam   
Perdó!   

Bye
do widzenia   
Adéu   

I Love You
kocham Cię   
T'estimo   

Excuse Me
przepraszam   
Dispensi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kashubian   
Caló   

Where They Speak
Poland   
France, Portugal, Spain   

How Many People Speak
108,000.00   
99+
440,000.00   
35

Dialect 2
Masovian   
Valencian   

Where They Speak
Poland   
Spain   

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

Dialect 3
Silesian   
Ribagorçan   

Where They Speak
Czech Republic, Poland   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
510,000.00   
22
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
34   
27
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
40.00 million   
31
9.20 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.61 %   
25
Not Available   

Native Speakers
40.00 million   
24
4.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
5.10 million   
28

Native Name
Polski   
català   

Alternative Names
Polnisch, Polski   
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   

French Name
polonais   
catalan; valencien   

German Name
Polnisch   
Katalanisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈpɔlski]   
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   

Ethnicity
Poles   
Catalan people   

History

Origin
1270   
c. 1028   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Slavic   
Romance   

Branch
Western   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Polish and Middle Polish   
Old Catalan   

Standard Forms
Polish   
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   

Language Position
24   
20
Not Available   

Signed Forms
System Językowo-Migowy (SJM) (Signed Polish)   
Signed Catalan   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
pl   
ca   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pol   
cat   

ISO 639 2/B
pol   
cat   

ISO 639 3
pol   
cat   

ISO 639 6
pols   
Not Available   

Glottocode
poli1260   
stan1289   

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

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Polish and Catalan Speaking population

Polish and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Polish and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Polish and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Polish language is 0.61 % 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 Polish and Catalan on Polish vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Polish and Catalan Language Codes

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

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