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Catalan and Madurese


Madurese and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
5  
10

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
Indonesia, Island of Madura  

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  
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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.
  
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  
Malay and Javanese Languages  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
23  
13
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
Halo  

Thank You
Gràcies  
matur nuwun  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
piye kabare?  

Good Night
Bona nit  
wengi sing apik  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
Sugeng sọnten  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
Sugeng siang  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
Sugeng énjing  

Please
Sisplau  
tolong  

Sorry
Perdó!  
Nyuwun pangapunten  

Bye
Adéu  
Pamit  

I Love You
T'estimo  
Kula tresna panjengan  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
Nuwun séwu  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Kangean  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
99+
110,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Bawean  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
8,000,000.00  
40

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Bangkalan  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
40
8,000,000.00  
31

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.23 %  
99+

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
15.00 million  
40

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
99+
14.00 million  
36

Native Name
català  
Madurese  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
madourais  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Maduresisch  

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

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Madurese  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
8th Century AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Madurese  

Language Position
32  
30
69  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Madurese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
mad  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
mad  

ISO 639 3
cat  
mad  

ISO 639 6
cat  
-  

Glottocode
stan1289  
madu1247  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Catalan and Madurese Speaking population

Catalan and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 %. 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 Madurese on Catalan vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Madurese Language Codes

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

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