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Catalan and Abkhaz


Abkhaz and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, Republic of Abkhazia  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
3  
12

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
Abkhazia  

Second Language
Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Europe  

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

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Abkhaz is a north-west Caucasian language.
  • Abkhaz is spoken in Abkhazia by only 100,000 people, while in Turkey there are 500,000 people speaking Abkhaz.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
Adyghe language, Abaza language  

Derived From
Latin  
Caucasian languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
62  
36

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
2  
1

How Many Consonants
23  
13
60  
36

Scripts
Latin  
Cyrillic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
27 weeks  
8

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
Бзиа збаша (Bzia zbaşa)  

Thank You
Gràcies  
Иҭабуп (It̢abup)  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
Ушҧаҟоу? (Ušṗaꝁou?)  

Good Night
Bona nit  
Ашара шәзыбзиарахааит (Ašara šəzybziaraxaait)  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
Уа, Шьыжьы бзиа (Ua, Š’yž’y bzia)  

Please
Sisplau  
амритана  

Sorry
Perdó!  
Амарахь  

Bye
Adéu  
Абзиараз (Abziaraz)  

I Love You
T'estimo  
-  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
Извините (Izvinite)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Bzyb  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Abkhazia  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
99+
106,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Abzhywa  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Caucasus  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
106,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Sadz  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Turkey  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
40
106,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
0.13 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
99+
-  

Native Name
català  
аҧсуа бызшәа (aṗsua byzš˚a)  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
Abxazo, Abkhazian  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
abkhaze  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Abchasisch  

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

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Abkhaz people  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
c. 1650  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Northwest Caucasian  

Subgroup
Romance  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Abkhaz  

Language Position
32  
30
28  
26

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Abkhaz Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
ab  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
abk  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
abk  

ISO 639 3
cat  
abk  

ISO 639 6
cat  
abks  

Glottocode
stan1289  
abkh1244  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Historical  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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

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Catalan and Abkhaz Speaking population

Catalan and Abkhaz speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Abkhaz languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Abkhaz Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Abkhaz language is 0.01 %. 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 Catalan and Abkhaz on Catalan vs Abkhaz where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Abkhaz Language Codes

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

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