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Catalan and Bulgarian


Bulgarian and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
Bulgaria, European Union   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
2   
13

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
Bulgaria   

Second Language
Spain   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Africa, Europe   

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   
Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   
Institute for the Bulgarian language   

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 only Slavic language which has lost all its grammatical cases is Bulgarian.
  • The first Slavic language to be written was Bulgarian in 9th century.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   
Macedonian language   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27   
9
30   
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
23   
13
36   
26

Scripts
Latin   
Cyrillic   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
Здравейте (Zdraveĭte)   

Thank You
Gràcies   
Благодаря ти (blagodarya ti)   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
Как си? (Kak si?)   

Good Night
Bona nit   
Лека нощ (Leka nošt)   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
Добър вечер (Dobãr večer)   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
Добър ден (Dobãr den)   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
Добро утро (Dobro utro)   

Please
Sisplau   
Моля (Molja)   

Sorry
Perdó!   
Съжалявам (Sãžaljavam)   

Bye
Adéu   
Довиждане (Doviždane)   

I Love You
T'estimo   
Обичам те (Običam te)   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Kotel-Elena-Dryanovo   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
Bulgaria   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Panagyurishte   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Bulgaria   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
19
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Pirdop   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Bulgaria   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
58   
32

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
7.80 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
Not Available   

Native Name
català   
български (bãlgarski)   

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

French Name
catalan; valencien   
bulgare   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Bulgarisch   

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
9th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Slavic   

Branch
Not Available   
Southern   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
Old Bulgarian, Middle Bulgarian, Modern Bulgarian   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Standard Bulgarian   

Language Position
Not Available   
88   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Bulgarian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
bg   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
bul   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
bul   

ISO 639 3
cat   
bul   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
buls   

Glottocode
stan1289   
bulg1262   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e   
53-AAA-hb   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Catalan and Bulgarian Speaking population

Catalan and Bulgarian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Bulgarian languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Bulgarian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Bulgarian 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 Catalan and Bulgarian on Catalan vs Bulgarian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Bulgarian Language Codes

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

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