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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
Not Available   
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   
13
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
Not Available   
440,000.00   
35

Dialect 2
Sudanese   
Valencian   

Where They Speak
Sudan   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
17,000,000.00   
6
2,400,000.00   
19

Dialect 3
Levantine   
Ribagorçan   

Where They Speak
Cyprus, Levant   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00   
3
Not Available   

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
Not Available   

Native Speakers
206.00 million   
6
4.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
246.00 million   
2
5.10 million   
28

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   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Catalan   

Standard Forms
Modern Standard Arabic   
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   

Language Position
25   
21
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

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   
Not Available   

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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 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 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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