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Albanian and Catalan


Catalan and Albanian


Countries

Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
6  
9

National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  

Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  
Spain  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Europe  

Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
    •   
  • 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
Romanian  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
5  
2

How Many Consonants
29  
19
23  
13

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Përshëndetje  
Hola  

Thank You
Ju faleminderit  
Gràcies  

How Are You?
Si jeni?  
Com estàs?  

Good Night
natën e mirë  
Bona nit  

Good Evening
mirëmbrëma  
Bona nit  

Good Afternoon
mirëdita  
Bona tarda  

Good Morning
mirëmengjes  
Bon dia  

Please
Ju lutem  
Sisplau  

Sorry
Me fal  
Perdó!  

Bye
mirupafshim  
Adéu  

I Love You
unë e dua ju  
T'estimo  

Excuse Me
Më falni  
Dispensi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian  
Caló  

Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  
France, Portugal, Spain  

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
99+
440,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian  
Valencian  

Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
2,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Arbëresh  
Ribagorçan  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
4,000,000.00  
40

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.50 million  
99+
9.20 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.12 %  
99+

Native Speakers
3.10 million  
99+
4.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
3.60 million  
99+
5.10 million  
99+

Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe  
català  

Alternative Names
Shqip  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  

French Name
albanais  
catalan; valencien  

German Name
Albanisch  
Katalanisch  

Pronunciation
[ʃcip]  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  

Ethnicity
Albanians  
Catalan people  

History

Origin
1462 AD  
c. 1028  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Albanian  
Old Catalan  

Standard Forms
Standard Albanian  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  

Language Position
14  
13
32  
30

Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  
Signed Catalan  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sq  
ca  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sqi  
cat  

ISO 639 2/B
alb  
cat  

ISO 639 3
sqi  
cat  

ISO 639 6
sqi  
cat  

Glottocode
alba1267  
stan1289  

Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa  
51-AAA-e  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
-  

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

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Albanian and Catalan Speaking population

Albanian and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Albanian and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Albanian and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Albanian language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 %. 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 Albanian and Catalan on Albanian vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Albanian and Catalan Language Codes

Albanian and Catalan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Albanian and Catalan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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