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Catalan and Malaysian


Malaysian and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
3  
12

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  
Malaysia  

Second Language
Spain  
Indonesia  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  
Thailand  

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka  

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 politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
  • Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
  

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

Derived From
Latin  
Tamil Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
6  
3

How Many Consonants
23  
13
24  
14

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
Hola  
Hai  

Thank You
Gràcies  
terima kasih  

How Are You?
Com estàs?  
Apa khabar?  

Good Night
Bona nit  
Selamat Malam  

Good Evening
Bona nit  
Selamat Petang  

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda  
Selamat tengah hari  

Good Morning
Bon dia  
Selamat pagi  

Please
Sisplau  
sila  

Sorry
Perdó!  
maaf  

Bye
Adéu  
Selamat tinggal  

I Love You
T'estimo  
Saya sayang kamu  

Excuse Me
Dispensi!  
Maafkan saya  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló  
Bengkulu  

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain  
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra  

How Many People Speak
440,000.00  
99+
1,600,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Valencian  
Pekal  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00  
99+
30,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan  
Musi  

Where They Speak
Spain  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
40
3,100,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
24  
20

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million  
99+
175.00 million  
10

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
1.16 %  
15

Native Speakers
4.10 million  
99+
77.00 million  
12

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million  
99+
98.00 million  
8

Native Name
català  
Bahasa melayu  

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  
Bahasa Malaysia  

French Name
catalan; valencien  
malais  

German Name
Katalanisch  
Malaiisch  

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]  

Ethnicity
Catalan people  
Malaysian people  

History

Origin
c. 1028  
c. 683 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan  
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,  

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  
Pluricentric Standard Malay  

Language Position
32  
30
54  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan  
Malaysian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ca  
ms  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat  
msa  

ISO 639 2/B
cat  
may  

ISO 639 3
cat  
zsm  

ISO 639 6
cat  
may  

Glottocode
stan1289  
stan1306  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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

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Catalan and Malaysian Speaking population

Catalan and Malaysian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Malaysian languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Malaysian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 %. 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 Malaysian on Catalan vs Malaysian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Malaysian Language Codes

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

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