Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
China, Taiwan
Second Language
Spain
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Indonesia, Malaysia
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
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.
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
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Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Chinese.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Thank You
Gràcies
谢谢 (Xièxiè)
How Are You?
Com estàs?
你好吗？ (Nǐ hǎo ma?)
Good Night
Bona nit
晚安 (Wǎn'ān)
Good Evening
Bona nit
晚上好 (Wǎnshàng hǎo)
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
下午好 (Xiàwǔ hǎo)
Good Morning
Bon dia
早安 (Zǎo ān)
I Love You
T'estimo
我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
劳驾 (Láojià)
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
Where They Speak
Spain
China, United States of America
Where They Speak
Spain
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam
How Many People Speak
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Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
català
中文 (zhōngwén)
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
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French Name
catalan; valencien
chinois
German Name
Katalanisch
Chinesisch
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
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Ethnicity
Catalan people
Han
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Romance
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Old Catalan
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Standard Chinese
Language Position
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Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Wenfa Shouyu 文法手語 ("Grammatical Sign Language", Signed Mandarin (Taiwan))
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
stan1289
sini1245
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
79-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Isolating
All Catalan and Chinese 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 Chinese dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Chinese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Chinese Dialects are spoken in different Chinese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Chinese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Chinese dialects include: Mandarin , Wu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Catalan and Chinese Speaking population
Catalan and Chinese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Chinese languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Chinese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Chinese language is 16.00 %. 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 Chinese on Catalan vs Chinese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Catalan and Chinese Language Codes
Catalan and Chinese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and Chinese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.