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English and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
33  
2

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America  

Second Language
Spain  
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America  

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
South Africa  

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.
  
  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German Languages  

Derived From
Latin  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
23  
13
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
7  
6

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
Hello  

Thank You
Gràcies  
Thank you  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
How are you?  

Good Night
Bona nit  
Good Night  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
Good Evening  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
Good Afternoon  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
Good Morning  

Please
Sisplau  
Please  

Sorry
Perdó!  
Sorry  

Bye
Adéu  
Bye  

I Love You
T'estimo  
I love you  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
Excuse Me  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
American English  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
United States of America  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
99+
225,000,000.00  
4

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Hiberno-English  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
4,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Welsh English  

Where They Speak
Spain  
United Kingdom  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
40
2,500,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
188  
34

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million  
99+
1,200.00 million  
1

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
5.43 %  
4

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
400.00 million  
3

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
99+
400.00 million  
1

Native Name
català  
English  

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

French Name
catalan; valencien  
anglais  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Englisch  

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/  

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
English people  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
5th Century AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Standard English  

Language Position
32  
30
3  
3

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Signed English  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
en  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
eng  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
eng  

ISO 639 3
cat  
eng  

ISO 639 6
cat  
engs  

Glottocode
stan1289  
stan1293  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
52-ABA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic  

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

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Catalan and English Speaking population

Catalan and English speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and English languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and English Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 % whereas the percentage of people speaking English language is 5.43 %. 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 English on Catalan vs English where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and English Language Codes

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

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