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Quechua vs Catalan


Catalan vs Quechua


Countries

Countries
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru   
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
6   
9

National Language
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru   
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Spain   

Speaking Continents
South America   
Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
  • Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  
  • 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
Not Available   
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31   
13
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
26   
16
23   
13

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Rimaykullayki   
Hola   

Thank You
Solpayki   
Gràcies   

How Are You?
Allillanchu   
Com estàs?   

Good Night
Allin tuta   
Bona nit   

Good Evening
Wuynas nuchis   
Bona nit   

Good Afternoon
Wuynas tardis   
Bona tarda   

Good Morning
Wuynus diyas   
Bon dia   

Please
Not Available   
Sisplau   

Sorry
Pampachaykuway   
Perdó!   

Bye
bye   
Adéu   

I Love You
Kuyayki   
T'estimo   

Excuse Me
Pampachaway   
Dispensi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ancash   
Caló   

Where They Speak
Peru   
France, Portugal, Spain   

How Many People Speak
920,000.00   
29
440,000.00   
35

Dialect 2
Huánuco   
Valencian   

Where They Speak
Peru   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
190,000.00   
33
2,400,000.00   
19

Dialect 3
Yaru   
Ribagorçan   

Where They Speak
Peru   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
150,000.00   
25
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
10   
10
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
8.90 million   
99+
9.20 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.13 %   
99+
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.90 million   
99+
4.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
5.10 million   
28

Native Name
Qhichwa   
català   

Alternative Names
North La Paz Quechua   
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   

French Name
quechua   
catalan; valencien   

German Name
Quechua-Sprache   
Katalanisch   

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

Ethnicity
Quechua   
Catalan people   

History

Origin
16th Century   
c. 1028   

Language Family
Quechumaran Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Andean Equatorial   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Catalan   

Standard Forms
Quechua   
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Catalan   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
qu   
ca   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
que   
cat   

ISO 639 2/B
que   
cat   

ISO 639 3
que   
cat   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
quec1387   
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
Agglutinative, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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Quechua and Catalan Language History

Comparison of Quechua vs Catalan language history gives us differences between origin of Quechua and Catalan language. History of Quechua language states that this language originated in 16th Century 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 Quechua and Catalan Language History.

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

Quechua vs Catalan Difficulty

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

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