Countries
Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Ethiopia, Kenya
Total No. Of Countries
62
0
46
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National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Ethiopia
Second Language
Spain
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Africa
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Somalia
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Not Available
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.
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Somali Language
Derived From
Latin
Not Available
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2734
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
510
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2324
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
55
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
24 weeksNA
3
88
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Greetings
Hello
Hola
akkam
Thank You
Gràcies
Galatoomi
How Are You?
Com estàs?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Good Night
Bona nit
Nagayattii buli
Good Evening
Bona nit
Akkam waarite
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
Attam oolte / ooltan
Good Morning
Bon dia
Attam bulte/bultan
Please
Sisplau
Maaloo
Sorry
Perdó!
naa dhiisi
Bye
Adéu
Nagayattii!
I Love You
T'estimo
Sin jaaladha
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
Maaloo na dabarsi
Dialects
Dialect 1
Caló
Borana
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
Ethiopia, Kenya
How Many People Speak
440,000.004,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Valencian
Orma
Where They Speak
Spain
Kenya
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.0066,000.00
700
80000000
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Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Wata
Where They Speak
Spain
Kenya
How Many People Speak
NA13,000.00
1400
96000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
817
0
188
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How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million25.00 million
0.13
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
NA0.36 %
0.11
89
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Native Speakers
4.10 million24.00 million
0.13
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
5.10 millionNA
0.01
400
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Native Name
català
Afaan Oromo
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
Afaan Oromoo
French Name
catalan; valencien
galla
German Name
Katalanisch
Galla-Sprache
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Not Available
Ethnicity
Catalan people
Oromos
History
Origin
c. 1028
16
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Romance
Cushitic
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Catalan
No early forms
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Afaan Oromo
Language Position
NA91
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Code
ISO 639 1
ca
om
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
cat
orm
ISO 639 2/B
cat
orm
ISO 639 3
cat
orm
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1289
nucl1736
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available