Countries
Wales
  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
National Language
Wales
  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Spain
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Argentina, United Kingdom
  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner
  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
  
Interesting Facts
- One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
- Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  
- 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
English Language
  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Derived From
British Language
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Welsh-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Helô
  
Hola
  
Thank You
Diolch
  
Gràcies
  
How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?
  
Com estàs?
  
Good Night
Nos da
  
Bona nit
  
Good Evening
Noswaith dda
  
Bona nit
  
Good Afternoon
P'nawn da
  
Bona tarda
  
Good Morning
Bore da
  
Bon dia
  
Please
os gwelwch yn dda
  
Sisplau
  
Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym
  
Perdó!
  
Bye
Hwyl
  
Adéu
  
I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di
  
T'estimo
  
Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi
  
Dispensi!
  
Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh
  
Caló
  
Where They Speak
Argentina
  
France, Portugal, Spain
  
Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg
  
Valencian
  
Where They Speak
Gwynedd
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
2,400,000.00
  
19
Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg
  
Ribagorçan
  
Where They Speak
Powys
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak?
7.40 million
  
99+
9.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
7.40 million
  
99+
4.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
5.10 million
  
28
Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg
  
català
  
Alternative Names
Cymraeg
  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
French Name
gallois
  
catalan; valencien
  
German Name
Kymrisch
  
Katalanisch
  
Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]
  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
Ethnicity
Welsh people
  
Catalan people
  
Origin
9th Century
  
c. 1028
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Celtic
  
Romance
  
Branch
Brythonic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh
  
Old Catalan
  
Standard Forms
Welsh
  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Catalan
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
cy
  
ca
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
cym
  
cat
  
ISO 639 2/B
wel
  
cat
  
ISO 639 3
cym
  
cat
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
wels1247
  
stan1289
  
Linguasphere
50-ABA
  
51-AAA-e
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Historical
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available
  
Welsh and Catalan Speaking population
Welsh and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Welsh and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Welsh and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Welsh language is Not Available 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 Welsh and Catalan on Welsh vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Welsh and Catalan Language Codes
Welsh and Catalan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Welsh and Catalan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.