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Arabic and Catalan


Catalan and Arabic


Countries

Countries
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  

Total No. Of Countries
23  
4
6  
9

National Language
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Spain  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  

Regulated By
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • Arabic is 5th common language in world.
  • Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
  
  • 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
Amharic and Hebrew  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
28  
10
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
5  
2

How Many Consonants
28  
18
23  
13

Scripts
Arabic  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
مرحبا  
Hola  

Thank You
شكرا  
Gràcies  

How Are You?
كيف حالك؟  
Com estàs?  

Good Night
تصبح على خير  
Bona nit  

Good Evening
مساء الخير  
Bona nit  

Good Afternoon
مساء الخير  
Bona tarda  

Good Morning
صباح الخير  
Bon dia  

Please
من فضلك  
Sisplau  

Sorry
آسف  
Perdó!  

Bye
وداعا  
Adéu  

I Love You
أحبك  
T'estimo  

Excuse Me
اعذرني  
Dispensi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maghrebi  
Caló  

Where They Speak
Algeria, Libya, Maghreb, Morocco, Tunisia  
France, Portugal, Spain  

How Many People Speak
310,000,000.00  
2
440,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Sudanese  
Valencian  

Where They Speak
Sudan  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
17,000,000.00  
29
2,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Levantine  
Ribagorçan  

Where They Speak
Cyprus, Levant  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
23
4,000,000.00  
40

Total No. Of Dialects
26  
22
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
452.00 million  
4
9.20 million  
99+

Speaking Population
4.43 %  
6
0.12 %  
99+

Native Speakers
206.00 million  
6
4.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
246.00 million  
2
5.10 million  
99+

Native Name
(al arabiya) العربية  
català  

Alternative Names
Al-’Arabiyya, Al-Fusha, Literary Arabic  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  

French Name
arabe  
catalan; valencien  

German Name
Arabisch  
Katalanisch  

Pronunciation
/al ʕarabijja/, /ʕarabi/  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  

Ethnicity
Arabs  
Catalan people  

History

Origin
512 CE  
c. 1028  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family, Semitic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
Romance  

Branch
North Arabic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Catalan  

Standard Forms
Modern Standard Arabic  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  

Language Position
25  
23
32  
30

Signed Forms
Signed Arabic  
Signed Catalan  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ar  
ca  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ara  
cat  

ISO 639 2/B
ara  
cat  

ISO 639 3
ara  
cat  

ISO 639 6
ara  
cat  

Glottocode
arab1395  
stan1289  

Linguasphere
12-AAC  
51-AAA-e  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
-  

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

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Arabic and Catalan Speaking population

Arabic and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Arabic and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Arabic and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Arabic language is 4.43 % 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 Arabic and Catalan on Arabic vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Arabic and Catalan Language Codes

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

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