Countries
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey
  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
National Language
Turkey
  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Spain
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania
  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Regulated By
Turkish Language Association
  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Interesting Facts
- Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
- Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
  
- 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
Azerbaijani Language
  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Turkish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Merhaba
  
Hola
  
Thank You
teşekkür ederim
  
Gràcies
  
How Are You?
Nasılsın?
  
Com estàs?
  
Good Night
İyi Geceler
  
Bona nit
  
Good Evening
İyi Akşamlar
  
Bona nit
  
Good Afternoon
Tünaydın
  
Bona tarda
  
Good Morning
günaydın
  
Bon dia
  
Please
lütfen
  
Sisplau
  
Sorry
üzgünüm
  
Perdó!
  
Bye
Hoşçakal
  
Adéu
  
I Love You
Seni seviyorum
  
T'estimo
  
Excuse Me
Afedersiniz
  
Dispensi!
  
Dialect 1
Azerbaijani Turkish
  
Caló
  
Where They Speak
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey
  
France, Portugal, Spain
  
How Many People Speak
26,000,000.00
  
9
Dialect 2
Crimean Turkish
  
Valencian
  
Where They Speak
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
19
Dialect 3
Gagauz
  
Ribagorçan
  
Where They Speak
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
75.00 million
  
23
9.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
60.00 million
  
20
4.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
15.00 million
  
18
5.10 million
  
28
Native Name
Türkçe
  
català
  
Alternative Names
Anatolian, Türkisch
  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
French Name
turc
  
catalan; valencien
  
German Name
Türkisch
  
Katalanisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈtyɾct͡ʃɛ]
  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
Ethnicity
Turkish
  
Catalan people
  
Origin
c. 1350
  
c. 1028
  
Language Family
Turkic Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Turkic
  
Romance
  
Branch
Southwestern(Oghuz)
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish
  
Old Catalan
  
Standard Forms
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)
  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Turkish Sign Language
  
Signed Catalan
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
tr
  
ca
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tur
  
cat
  
ISO 639 2/B
tur
  
cat
  
ISO 639 3
tur
  
cat
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1301
  
stan1289
  
Linguasphere
44-AAB-a
  
51-AAA-e
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
  
Not Available