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Welsh and Catalan


Catalan and Welsh


Countries

Countries
Wales   
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
6   
9

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

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

Alphabets
29   
11
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
21   
11
23   
13

Scripts
Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

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!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh   
Caló   

Where They Speak
Argentina   
France, Portugal, Spain   

How Many People Speak
38,000.00   
99+
440,000.00   
35

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   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
8   
8

How Many People Speak

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   

History

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   

Code

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   

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All Welsh 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 Welsh and Catalan dialects. Various dialects of Welsh and Catalan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Welsh are spoken in different Welsh Speaking Countries whereas Catalan Dialects are spoken in different Catalan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Welsh vs Catalan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Welsh dialects include: Patagonian Welsh, Y Wyndodeg. Catalan dialects include: Caló , Valencian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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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.

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