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Polish vs Catalan


Catalan vs 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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Polish and Catalan Language History

Comparison of Polish vs Catalan language history gives us differences between origin of Polish and Catalan language. History of Polish language states that this language originated in 1270 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 Polish and Catalan Language History.

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Polish 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 Polish and Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Polish and Catalan language. Polish word for "Hello" is cześć or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Polish Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Polish vs Catalan Difficulty

The Polish vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Polish 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 Polish and Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Polish and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Polish is 44 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.

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