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Catalan and Maithili


Maithili and Catalan


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
2  
13

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
India, Nepal  

Second Language
Spain  
Nepal  

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.
  
  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.
  

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

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
47  
27

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
8  
5

How Many Consonants
23  
13
22  
12

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
pranam  

Thank You
Gràcies  
dhanyabad  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
Aahan kehan chhi ?  

Good Night
Bona nit  
Śubharātri  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
shubh sandhya  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
dopahar ke bad namaskar  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
Suprabhaat  

Please
Sisplau  
kripaya  

Sorry
Perdó!  
maf karai  

Bye
Adéu  
Alavidā  

I Love You
T'estimo  
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
kripaya  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Tharuwat  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Nepal  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
99+
35,000,000.00  
21

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Madhubani  

Where They Speak
Spain  
North India  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
35,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Khortha  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Deoghar, France  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
40
35,000,000.00  
17

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
15  
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million  
99+
32.00 million  
35

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
0.41 %  
35

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
27.00 million  
30

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
99+
2.80 million  
99+

Native Name
català  
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
maithili  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Maithili  

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

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Maithil  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
14th century  

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  
Standard Maithili  

Language Position
32  
30
40  
37

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Maithili Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
mai  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
mai  

ISO 639 3
cat  
mai  

ISO 639 6
cat  
mai  

Glottocode
stan1289  
mait1250  

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

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Catalan and Maithili Speaking population

Catalan and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 %. 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 Maithili on Catalan vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Maithili Language Codes

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

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