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Catalan and Konkani


Konkani and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
India  

Second Language
Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
Govenment of Goa  

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.
  
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
Marathi  

Derived From
Latin  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
16  
13

How Many Consonants
23  
13
36  
26

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
Namaskar  

Thank You
Gràcies  
Dev Borem Korum  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
kaso assa?  

Good Night
Bona nit  
Rati Boren Zavonn  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
Sanj Borem Zavonn  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
संध्याकाळ शुभेच्छा  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
Dis Borem Zavonn  

Please
Sisplau  
Chike  

Sorry
Perdó!  
Maf kor  

Bye
Adéu  
Adeus  

I Love You
T'estimo  
hav tujo mog korta.  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
upkar korxi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Antruz  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Goa  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
99+
2,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Spain  
-  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
2,700,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Spain  
-  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
40
7.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
1  
1

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million  
99+
7.40 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
7.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
99+
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
català  
Kōṅkaṇī  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
konkani  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Konkani  

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

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Konkanis  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
1209 A.D.  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Kokani  

Language Position
32  
30
23  
21

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual, Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
kok  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
kok  

ISO 639 3
cat  
kok  

ISO 639 6
cat  
kok  

Glottocode
stan1289  
goan1235  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Catalan and Konkani Speaking population

Catalan and Konkani speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Konkani languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Konkani Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 %. 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 Konkani on Catalan vs Konkani where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Konkani Language Codes

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

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