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Italian and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
7  
8

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City  

Second Language
Spain  
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Europe  

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia  

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)  

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.
  
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
French and Portuguese Languages  

Derived From
Latin  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
23  
13
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
ciao  

Thank You
Gràcies  
grazie  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
Come stai?  

Good Night
Bona nit  
buonanotte  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
buonasera  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
buon pomeriggio  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
buongiorno  

Please
Sisplau  
Per Favore  

Sorry
Perdó!  
scusate  

Bye
Adéu  
arrivederci  

I Love You
T'estimo  
Ti amo  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
Scusami  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Romanesco  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Lazio  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Central Italian  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Tuscan  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
40
69,000,000.00  
11

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
15  
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million  
99+
78.00 million  
21

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.90 %  
23

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
64.00 million  
18

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
99+
14.00 million  
36

Native Name
català  
Italiano  

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

French Name
catalan; valencien  
italien  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Italienisch  

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  
[itaˈljaːno]  

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Italians  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
960 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Italian  

Language Position
32  
30
27  
25

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
it  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
ita  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
ita  

ISO 639 3
cat  
ita  

ISO 639 6
cat  
itas  

Glottocode
stan1289  
ital1282  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
51-AAA-q  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Catalan and Italian Speaking population

Catalan and Italian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Italian languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Italian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 %. 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 Italian on Catalan vs Italian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Italian Language Codes

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

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