Home
Languagevs


Romanian vs Catalan


Catalan vs 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  

Countries >>
<< All

Romanian and Catalan Language History

Comparison of Romanian vs Catalan language history gives us differences between origin of Romanian and Catalan language. History of Romanian language states that this language originated in 1521 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 Romanian and Catalan Language History.

Compare Most Spoken Languages

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

Romanian vs Catalan Difficulty

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

Most Spoken Languages

Most Spoken Languages

» More Most Spoken Languages

Compare Most Spoken Languages

» More Compare Most Spoken Languages