Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Austria, Bosnia, Croatia, European Union, Herzegovina, Italy, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Austria
Second Language
Spain
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Austria, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Romania
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics
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.
- In croatian language, everywhere there are words without vowels.
- Though croatian language was born in 9th century, the first written document in croatian was in 11th century.
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Serbain and Bosnian
Derived From
Latin
Church Slavonic
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Croatian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Com estàs?
kako si
Good Night
Bona nit
laku noć
Good Evening
Bona nit
dobra večer
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
dobar dan
Good Morning
Bon dia
dobro jutro
I Love You
T'estimo
Volim te
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
Ispričavam se
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
Croatia
Dialect 2
Valencian
Chakavian
Where They Speak
Spain
Croatia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Shtokavian
Where They Speak
Spain
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Romania
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
català
hrvatski
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
Hrvatski
French Name
catalan; valencien
croate
German Name
Katalanisch
Kroatisch
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
[xř̩ʋaːtskiː]
Ethnicity
Catalan people
Croats
Origin
c. 1028
9th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Romance
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Catalan
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Pluricentric Standard Serbo-Croatian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Croatian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1289
croa1245
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
part of 53-AAA-g
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
All Catalan and Croatian 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 Croatian dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Croatian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Croatian Dialects are spoken in different Croatian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Croatian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Croatian dialects include: Chakavian , Chakavian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Catalan and Croatian Speaking population
Catalan and Croatian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Croatian languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Croatian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Croatian language is 89.00 %. 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 Croatian on Catalan vs Croatian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Catalan and Croatian Language Codes
Catalan and Croatian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and Croatian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.