Countries
Philippines
  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
National Language
Philippines
  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Second Language
Filipinos
  
Spain
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Interesting Facts
- In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
- The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  
- 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
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Baybayin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Kamusta
  
Hola
  
Thank You
Salamat po
  
Gràcies
  
How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?
  
Com estàs?
  
Good Night
Magandang gabi
  
Bona nit
  
Good Evening
Magandang gabi po
  
Bona nit
  
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po
  
Bona tarda
  
Good Morning
Magandang umaga po
  
Bon dia
  
Please
pakiusap
  
Sisplau
  
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
  
Perdó!
  
Bye
Paálam
  
Adéu
  
I Love You
Iniibig kita
  
T'estimo
  
Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
  
Dispensi!
  
Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog
  
Caló
  
Where They Speak
Batangas, Gabon
  
France, Portugal, Spain
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Bisalog
  
Valencian
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,400,000.00
  
19
Dialect 3
Filipino
  
Ribagorçan
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
73.00 million
  
24
9.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
28.00 million
  
29
4.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
45.00 million
  
13
5.10 million
  
28
Native Name
Tagalog
  
català
  
Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino
  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
French Name
tagalog
  
catalan; valencien
  
German Name
Tagalog
  
Katalanisch
  
Pronunciation
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]
  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
Ethnicity
Tagalog people
  
Catalan people
  
Origin
1593
  
c. 1028
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indonesian
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
  
Old Catalan
  
Standard Forms
Filipino
  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Catalan
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
t1
  
ca
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tgl
  
cat
  
ISO 639 2/B
tgl
  
cat
  
ISO 639 3
tg1
  
cat
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
taga1269
  
stan1289
  
Linguasphere
31-CKA
  
51-AAA-e
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Tagalog 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 Tagalog and Catalan greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tagalog and Catalan language. Tagalog word for "Hello" is Kamusta or Catalan word for "Thank You" is Gràcies. Find more of such common Tagalog Greetings and Catalan Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tagalog vs Catalan Difficulty
The Tagalog vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tagalog 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 Tagalog and Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tagalog and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tagalog is 44 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.