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Romanian and Catalan


Catalan and Romanian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Transnistria, Ukraine   
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
6   
9

National Language
Moldova, Romania   
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   

Second Language
Kazakhstan, Russia   
Spain   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Europe   

Minority Language
Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine   
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   

Regulated By
Academia de Ştiinţe a Moldovei, Institutul de Lingvisticǎ al Academiei Române (Institute for Li   
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • Romanian language has distinct type of grammar and phonology compared to other Romance languages.
  • The earliest text of Romance language was found in the year 1521.
  
  • 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
French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Italian Languages.   
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31   
13
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
20   
10
23   
13

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
alo   
Hola   

Thank You
multumesc   
Gràcies   

How Are You?
ce mai faci?   
Com estàs?   

Good Night
noapte Buna   
Bona nit   

Good Evening
buna Seara   
Bona nit   

Good Afternoon
buna Ziua   
Bona tarda   

Good Morning
bună Dimineața   
Bon dia   

Please
Vă Rog   
Sisplau   

Sorry
scuze   
Perdó!   

Bye
La revedere   
Adéu   

I Love You
Te iubesc   
T'estimo   

Excuse Me
Scuza-Ma   
Dispensi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Aromanian   
Caló   

Where They Speak
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey   
France, Portugal, Spain   

How Many People Speak
250,000.00   
38
440,000.00   
35

Dialect 2
Megleno-Romanian   
Valencian   

Where They Speak
Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Turkey   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
5,000.00   
99+
2,400,000.00   
19

Dialect 3
Istro-Romanian   
Ribagorçan   

Where They Speak
Croatia   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
1,400.00   
37
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
10   
10
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
28.00 million   
38
9.20 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.37 %   
35
Not Available   

Native Speakers
24.00 million   
33
4.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
4.00 million   
30
5.10 million   
28

Native Name
Română   
català   

Alternative Names
Daco-Rumanian, Moldavian, Rumanian   
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   

French Name
roumain; moldave   
catalan; valencien   

German Name
Rumänisch   
Katalanisch   

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

Ethnicity
Romanians   
Catalan people   

History

Origin
1521   
c. 1028   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Romanian   
Old Catalan   

Standard Forms
Romanian   
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   

Language Position
36   
28
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Romanian Sign Language   
Signed Catalan   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ro   
ca   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ron   
cat   

ISO 639 2/B
rum   
cat   

ISO 639 3
ron   
cat   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
roma1327   
stan1289   

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

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Romanian and Catalan Speaking population

Romanian and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Romanian and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Romanian and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Romanian language is 0.37 % 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 Romanian and Catalan on Romanian vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Romanian and Catalan Language Codes

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

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