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Catalan and English


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   
Not Available   

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   
Not Available   

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   
35
225,000,000.00   
3

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Hiberno-English   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
19
4,500,000.00   
15

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Welsh English   

Where They Speak
Spain   
United Kingdom   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,500,000.00   
14

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
Not Available   
5.43 %   
4

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
400.00 million   
3

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
400.00 million   
1

Native Name
català   
English   

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   
Not Available   

French Name
catalan; valencien   
anglais   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Englisch   

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

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
5th Century AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
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
Not Available   
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
Not Available   
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 Not Available 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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