Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Armenian Highland
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
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National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Second Language
Spain
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
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.
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Greek
Derived From
Latin
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2738
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
56
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
2332
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Armenian manuscript
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
512
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
Hola
Բարեւ (Barev)
Thank You
Gràcies
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
How Are You?
Com estàs?
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
Good Night
Bona nit
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
Good Evening
Bona nit
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
Բարի օր (Bari or)
Good Morning
Bon dia
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
Please
Sisplau
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
Sorry
Perdó!
կներեք (knerek’)
Bye
Adéu
Ց'տեսություն
I Love You
T'estimo
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
Dialect 1
Caló
Eastern Armenian
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
How Many People Speak
440,000.006,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Valencian
Western Armenian
Where They Speak
Spain
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.006,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Eastern Armenian
Where They Speak
Spain
-
How Many People Speak
4,000,000.006,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
82
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million6.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.12 %0.22 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
4.10 million6.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million7.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
català
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
French Name
catalan; valencien
arménien
German Name
Katalanisch
Armenisch
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
Ethnicity
Catalan people
Armenians
Origin
c. 1028
late 5th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Romance
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Catalan
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
Language Position
3214
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Signed Armenian
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ca
hy
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
cat
hye
ISO 639 2/B
cat
arm
ISO 639 3
cat
hye
ISO 639 6
cat
hye
Glottocode
stan1289
arme1241
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
57-AAA-a
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
-
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
Agglutinative, Synthetic