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Welsh vs Catalan


Catalan vs 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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Welsh and Catalan Language History

Comparison of Welsh vs Catalan language history gives us differences between origin of Welsh and Catalan language. History of Welsh language states that this language originated in 9th Century 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 Welsh and Catalan Language History.

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

Welsh vs Catalan Difficulty

The Welsh vs Catalan difficulty level basically depends on the number of Welsh 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 Welsh and Catalan are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Welsh and Catalan, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Welsh is 30 weeks while to learn Catalan time required is 24 weeks.

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