Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
France
Second Language
Spain
Africa, Canada
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
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.
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Italian Language
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
French-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Com estàs?
Comment allez-vous?
Good Night
Bona nit
bonne Nuit
Good Evening
Bona nit
bonsoir
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
bon Après-Midi
Good Morning
Bon dia
Bonjour
Please
Sisplau
S'il vous plaît
I Love You
T'estimo
Je t'aime
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
Excuse Moi
Dialect 1
Caló
Quebec French
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Dialect 2
Valencian
African French
Where They Speak
Spain
Africa
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Swiss French
Where They Speak
Spain
Northeast France, Switzerland
Native Name
català
français
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
Français
French Name
catalan; valencien
français
German Name
Katalanisch
Französisch
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
Ethnicity
Catalan people
French people
Origin
c. 1028
9th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Old Catalan
Old French, Middle French and French
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Standard French
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
stan1289
stan1290
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
51-AAA-i
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional, Synthetic
Catalan and French Speaking population
Catalan and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and French languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. 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 French on Catalan vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Catalan and French Language Codes
Catalan and French language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and French Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.