Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Japan
National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Japan
Second Language
Spain
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia, Pacific
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Palau
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Korean Language
Derived From
Latin
Not Available
Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
Hola
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Thank You
Gràcies
ありがとう (Arigatō)
How Are You?
Com estàs?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Good Night
Bona nit
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Good Evening
Bona nit
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good Morning
Bon dia
おはよう (Ohayō)
Please
Sisplau
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Sorry
Perdó!
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Bye
Adéu
さようなら (Sayōnara)
I Love You
T'estimo
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
すみません (Sumimasen)
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
Kagawa
Dialect 2
Valencian
Hakata
Where They Speak
Spain
Fukuoka
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Kansai
Where They Speak
Spain
kansai
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
Not Available
French Name
catalan; valencien
japonais
German Name
Katalanisch
Japanisch
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
Catalan people
Japanese (Yamato)
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Japonic Family
Subgroup
Romance
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Catalan
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Japanese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Signed Japanese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1289
nucl1643
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
45-CAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative, Synthetic
All Catalan and Japanese 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 Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Catalan and Japanese Speaking population
Catalan and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Catalan vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Catalan and Japanese Language Codes
Catalan and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.